Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - razor
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Razor
razor
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n. & v. --n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. --v.tr. 1 use a razor on. 2 shave; cut down close. Phrases and idioms razor-back an animal with a sharp ridged back, esp. a rorqual. razor-bill an auk, Alca torda, with a sharp-edged bill. razor-blade a blade used in a razor, esp. a flat piece of metal with a sharp edge or edges used in a safety razor. razor-cut a haircut made with a razor. razor- (or razor's) edge 1 a keen edge. 2 a sharp mountain-ridge. 3 a critical situation (found themselves on a razor-edge). 4 a sharp line of division. razor-fish (or -shell) any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Solenidae, with a shell like the handle of a cutthroat razor. Etymology: ME f. OF rasor (as RAZE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. бритва razor blade —- лезвие (безопасной) бритвы Id: on the razor's edge —- на острие ножа; на краю пропасти 2. брить a carefully razored chin —- тщательно выбритый подбородок 3. подрезать, подстригать; срезать, урезывать (обыкн. razor down) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a sharp instrument used for removing hair, especially from a man's face (an electric razor) 2 be on a razor edge to be in a dangerous position where a mistake could be very dangerous (Politically we are on a razor edge. Whatever judgment we make could have dire consequences.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 13c., from O.Fr. rasour "a razor," from raser "to scrape, shave" (see raze). The use of razorback for a type of pig with a sharp ridge-like back dates from 1849. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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