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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Razor
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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'RAZOR (O.F.' rasor, mod. rasoir, from raser, to scrape, rase, Late Lat. rasare, frequentative of radere, to scrape), a sharp-edged cutting instrument, used for shaving the hair and beard. The typical razor consists of a blade, usually curving slightly backward, folding into a handle, to which it is fastened by a tang and rivet. The back of the blade is thick and the sides are hollowed or slope to the fine edge (see Cutlery). In modern times various forms of safety-razor have been invented, in which the blade fits into a fixed handle with a toothed or comb-like shield which protects the face from cutting.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Razor'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​r/razor.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Razor'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​r/razor.html. 1910.