Shaving
['ʃeɪvɪŋ] or ['ʃevɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shave
(n.) The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.
(n.) That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are being shaved, portends that you will let imposters defraud you. To shave yourself, foretells that you will govern your own business and dictate to your household, notwithstanding that the presence of a shrew may cause you quarrels. If your face appears smooth, you will enjoy quiet, and your conduct will hot be questioned by your companions. If old and rough, there will be many squalls or, the matrimonial sea. If your razor is dull and pulls your face, you will give your friends cause to criticize your private life. If your beard seems gray, you will be absolutely devoid of any sense of justice to those having claims upon you. For a woman to see men shaving, foretells that her nature will become sullied by indulgence in gross pleasures. If she dreams of being shaved, she will assume so much masculinity that men will turn from her in disgust.
Checker: Quincy
Examples
- They still kept up this shaving procession as late as four or five years ago. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- As soon as he had agreed to escort his sister abroad, it was remarked that he ceased shaving his upper lip. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Littimer was in my room in the morning before I was up, to bring me that reproachful shaving-water, and to put out my clothes. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Heard her say so, my own self, dis blessed mornin', when I bring in Mas'r's shaving-water. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Please hold your face still, he said and went on shaving. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Shaving-water, Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, from within the curtains. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He said again, presently: Why Dan, a man could go to sleep with this man shaving him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Either I shall go free, or I shall go to be made ready for shaving. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Forty-one distinct inventions relating to the phonograph, covering various forms of recorders, arrangement of parts, making of records, shaving tool, adjustments, etc. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Above this layer should be about 30 inches of dry sawdust or turners shavings, well packed up to the level of the top of the joists. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- We can prove this by putting some dry shavings in a strong test tube fitted with a delivery tube. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Typist: Silvia