Razor
Razor (rā"zẽr) , noun
[Old English rasour, Old French rasur, Late Latin rasor: compare French rasoir, Late Latin rasorium. See Raze, transitive verb, Rase, transitive verb]
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.
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.
3.
(Zoology) A tusk of a wild boar.
Collocations (6)
Razor fish (Zoology) , (a) A small Mediterranean fish (Coryphaena novacula), prized for the table (b) The razor shell.
Razor grass (Botany) , a West Indian plant (Scleria scindens), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth.
Razor grinder (Zoology) , the European goat-sucker.
Razor shell (Zoology) , 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.