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(1):

(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.

(2):

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

(3):

(v. t.) A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.

(4):

obs. p. p. of Shave.

(5):

(v. t.) To strip; to plunder; to fleece.

(6):

(v. t.) The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.

(7):

(v. t.) A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.

(8):

(v. t.) A thin slice; a shaving.

(9):

(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.

(10):

(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.

(11):

(v. t.) To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.

(12):

(v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

(13):

(v. t.) A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shave'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shave.html. 1828.
 
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