shaving brush

2 definitions found

shaving brush - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shaving \Shav"ing\, n.
     1. The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically,
        the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.
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     2. That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off
        with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting
        instrument. "Shaving of silver." --Chaucer.
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     Shaving brush, a brush used in lathering the face
        preparatory to shaving it.
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shaving brush - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  shaving brush
      n 1: a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving