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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Tonsure :: Tonsure (n.) The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank..
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..
Razorable :: Razorable (a.) Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved.
Unbarbed :: Unbarbed (a.) Not shaven.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.
Barber :: Barber (n.) One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons..
Router :: Router (n.) A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes..
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..
Skive :: Skive (v. t.) To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).
Pare :: Pare (v. t.) To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof..
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) A boy; a lad; a little fellow.
Shorling :: Shorling (n.) A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a priest..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing..
Inshave :: Inshave (n.) A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel staves.
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
Bearer :: Bearer (n.) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved..
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..
Pare :: Pare (v. t.) To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies..
Plough :: Plough (v. t.) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plow. See Plow, n., 5..
Drawknife :: Drawknife (n.) A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; -- called also drawshave, and drawing shave..
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