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Webster 1913 Edition
Razor
Ra′zor
(rā′zẽr)
, Noun.
1.
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a
“Take thee a barber’s razor.” straight razor
. Ezek. v. 1.
3.
(Zool.)
A tusk of a wild boar.
Razor fish
. (Zool.)
(a)
A small Mediterranean fish (
. Coryphaena novacula
), prized for the table(b)
The razor shell.
– Razor grass
(Bot.)
, a West Indian plant (
– Scleria scindens
), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth. Razor grinder
(Zool.)
, the European goat-sucker.
– Razor shell
(Zool.)
, any marine bivalve shell belonging to
– Solen
and allied genera, especially Solen ensis
(or Ensatella ensis
), and Solen Americana
, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also razor clam
, razor fish
, knife handle
. Razor stone
. Same as
– Novaculite
. Razor strap
, or razor strop
a strap or strop used in sharpening razors.
Webster 1828 Edition
Razor
RA'ZOR
,Noun.
An instrument for shaving off beard or hair. Razors of a boar, a boar's tusks.
Definition 2024
razor
razor
English
a straight shaving razor
Alternative forms
- razour (obsolete)
Noun
razor (plural razors)
- A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
- Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
- The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
- (philosophy) A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.
Derived terms
Terms derived from razor (noun)
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Translations
shaving knife
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shaving instrument
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tusk of wild boar
Verb
razor (third-person singular simple present razors, present participle razoring, simple past and past participle razored)
- (transitive) To cut with a razor.
References
- “razor” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).