Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shave
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v. & n. --v.tr. (past part. shaved or (as adj.) shaven) 1 remove (bristles or hair) from the face etc. with a razor. 2 (also absol.) remove bristles or hair with a razor from the face etc. of (a person) or (a part of the body). 3 a reduce by a small amount. b take (a small amount) away from. 4 cut thin slices from the surface of (wood etc.) to shape it. 5 pass close to without touching; miss narrowly. --n. 1 an act of shaving or the process of being shaved. 2 a close approach without contact. 3 a narrow miss or escape; = close shave (see CLOSE(1)). 4 a tool for shaving wood etc. Etymology: OE sc(e)afan (sense 4 of noun f. OE sceafa) f. Gmc
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I. verb (~d; ~d or ~n; shaving) see: capon Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to remove a thin layer from, to cut off in thin layers or shreds ; slice, to cut off closely, 2. to sever the hair from (the head or another part of the body) close to the roots, to cut off (hair or beard) close to the skin, 3. to discount (a note) at an exorbitant rate, deduct, reduce, to conspire to score fewer (points) than one is capable of (as to affect gambling outcomes), to come close to or touch lightly in passing, intransitive verb to cut off hair or beard close to the skin, to proceed with difficulty ; scrape, II. noun Date: before 12th century ~r 3, a thin slice ; shaving, an act or the process of shaving ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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