(Shayv)

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• shaveling — /shayv ling/, n. 1. Often Disparaging. a head shaven clergyman. 2. young fellow; youngster. [1520 30; SHAVE + LING1] * * * …   Universalium

• shavetail — /shayv tayl /, n. Slang. 1. U.S. Army. a second lieutenant. 2. a young, newly broken mule. [1840 50, Amer.; SHAVE + TAIL1; orig. in reference to unbroken army mules, whose tails were shaved for identification] * * * …   Universalium

• aftershave — /af teuhr shayv , ahf /, n. a scented, astringent lotion for applying to the face after shaving. Also, after shave. [1920 25; AFTER + SHAVE, orig. adjectival, as in aftershave lotion, with following n. now deleted] * * * …   Universalium

• drawshave — /draw shayv /, n. Carpentry. drawknife. [1820 30; DRAW + SHAVE] * * * …   Universalium

• preshave — /pree shayv /, n. 1. a liquid preparation, usually containing alcohol, for applying to the face to dry the skin and beard before shaving with an electric razor. adj. 2. used before shaving: preshave lotions. [PRE + SHAVE, on the model of… …   Universalium

• shave — shavable, shaveable, adj. /shayv/, v., shaved, shaved or (esp. in combination) shaven, shaving, n. v.i. 1. to remove a growth of beard with a razor. v.t. 2. to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a… …   Universalium

• spokeshave — /spohk shayv /, n. a cutting tool having a blade set between two handles, originally for shaping spokes, but now in general use for dressing curved edges of wood and forming round bars and shapes. [1500 10; SPOKE2 + SHAVE] * * * …   Universalium

• close shave — /kloʊs ˈʃeɪv/ (say klohs shayv) noun Colloquial a narrow escape. {from the notion that a man who shaves too closely is likely to cut his face} …  

• shave — [c]/ʃeɪv / (say shayv) verb (shaved, shaved or shaven, shaving) –verb (i) 1. to remove a growth of beard with a razor. –verb (t) 2. to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it close to the skin. 3. Also, shave off, shave away. to cut …  

• shave coat — /ˈʃeɪv koʊt/ (say shayv koht) noun → shaving jacket …  

• drawshave — noun a woodworker s knife to shave surfaces • Syn: ↑drawknife • Hypernyms: ↑knife * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : drawknife * * * /draw shayv /, n. Carpentry. drawknife. [1820 30; …   Useful english dictionary