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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Razor \Ra"zor\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r), noun [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, verb (used with an object), {Rase}, verb (used with an object)]
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.
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}. [PJC]
3. (Zo["o]l.) A tusk of a wild boar.
{Razor fish}. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small Mediterranean fish ({Coryph[ae]na 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} (Zo["o]l.), the European goat-sucker.
{Razor shell} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
razor
noun: edge tool used in shaving
verb: shave with a razor
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
RAZOR, noun 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.
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).
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