Definition of shave

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Shave (v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.

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Crown :: Crown (n.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
Shaved :: Shaved (imp.) of Shav.
Tonsured :: Tonsured (a.) Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald..
Not :: Not (a.) Shorn; shaven.
Barb :: Barb (v. t.) To shave or dress the beard of.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
Skive :: Skive (v. t.) To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).
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..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave..
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..
Moslings :: Moslings (n. pl.) Thin shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.
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..
Router :: Router (n.) A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes..
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..
Barber :: Barber (n.) One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons..
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..
Inshave :: Inshave (n.) A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel staves.
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..
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