Hypertext Webster Gateway: "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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Razor \Ra"zor\, 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. ``Take thee a barber's
rasor.''
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
razor
n : edge tool used in shaving
v : shave with a razor
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