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Synonyms for shaving
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : shey-ving |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ |
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Définition of shaving
Origin :- "act of removing hair with a razor," also "thin slice taken off," late 14c., verbal noun from shave (v.).
- verb cut outer covering off
- "It came white after my shaving by a sainted barber in the Holy House," said Castell.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- Either I shall go free, or I shall go to be made ready for shaving.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- I was shaving during this monologue of Mammy's, with my back to her.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- As he was shaving that morning, he had faltered in his resolution.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- "It was rather silly of you to hesitate," replied Pierre, who was shaving.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Then put in a shaving or two of isinglass to clear it; let it boil a few minutes, and set it on the side of the fire to grow fine.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- Left to himself, he began hurriedly the task of shaving and dressing.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- The operation of shaving and dressing in solitude produced an oppression of loneliness.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- The President, with coat off and a towel around his neck, was shaving.
- Extract from : « Camping with President Roosevelt » by John Burroughs
- Your servant, I have no doubt, took the box while shaving you this morning.
- Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
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