Definition of shave

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Shave (v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing..

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Tonsured :: Tonsured (a.) Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) A boy; a lad; a little fellow.
Spokesmen :: Spokeshave (n.) A kind of drawing knife or planing tool for dressing the spokes of wheels, the shells of blocks, and other curved work..
Moslings :: Moslings (n. pl.) Thin shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.
Shave :: Shave (v. i.) To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat..
Drawshave :: Drawshave (n.) See Drawing knife.
Barber :: Barber (v. t.) To shave and dress the beard or hair of.
Shaved :: Shaved (imp.) of Shav.
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
Shaving :: Shaving (n.) That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
Shaveling :: Shaveling (n.) A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in contempt..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard..
Shaved :: Shaved (p. p.) of Shav.
Shave :: Shave () obs. p. p. of Shave.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
Inshave :: Inshave (n.) A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel staves.
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