Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Affected by the action denoted by the verb ‘shave’; specifically, noting a book with smooth-cut edges, as opposed to a similar book with rough or unshaved edges or leaves.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
shave .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
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Examples
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He hadn't shaved, for one thing, and for Malcolm, spit-and-polish as he was, not to have shaved&
Rosetta Stern, Dave 2006
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Close observation showed that there was a shadow of his upper lip, and rumour had it that he shaved, actually _shaved_ every morning of his life.
A College Girl George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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I think a good twenty-to-thirty pages could have been shaved from the novel if Laymon had bothered to leave out some of the truly unnecessary details of the non-action.
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Cut very thin strips of bacon that can be purchased already shaved is best for this purpose.
Jack London's Recipes: An Insight Into Jack's Dietary Habits 2010
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Facial topiary being either of the little goatee type or those ridiculous very thin shaved sideburns that come down to the bottom of their jaw lines.
Police Use Naughty Word *SHOCK* « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Missouri responded with an 80-yard drive capped by Jimmy Jackson's 6-yard run and Texas A&M again shaved the deficit to five when Martellus Bennett broke several tackles on a 42-yard catch, his second touchdown of the game.
USATODAY.com - College Football - Texas A&M vs. Missouri 2006
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I never shaved from the 24th to the evening of the 29th, nor did I ever comb my hair.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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I'd just gotten my head shaved, which is why my hair is so short.
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I'd just gotten my head shaved, which is why my hair is so short.
I own the cleanest home in America! John Kelly 2010
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I would lay off the sarcasm until the pictures of your freak out aka shaved head incident fades from our mind.
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