Razor

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Razor \Ra"zor\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL.
     rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t.,
     {Rase}, v. t.]
     1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the
        hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight
        razor}. "Take thee a barber's razor." --Ezek. v. 1.


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     2. a device used for shaving, having a replaceable blade with
        a very sharp edge; also called {safety razor}. Also a
        similar device, made of plastic, in which the blade is
        neither replaceable nor can be sharpened, intended to be
        discarded after the blade dulls -- called a {disposable
        razor}.
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     3. (Zool.) A tusk of a wild boar.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  razor
       n : edge tool used in shaving
       v : shave with a razor

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Razor
     The Nazarites were forbidden to make use of the razor (Num. 6:5;
     Judg. 13:5). At their consecration the Levites were shaved all
     over with a razor (Num. 8:7; comp. Ps. 52:2; Ezek. 5:1).
     

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  RAZOR, n.  An instrument used by the Caucasian to enhance his beauty,
  by the Mongolian to make a guy of himself, and by the Afro-American to
  affirm his worth.