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Definition: knife handle
Razor
\Ra"zor\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r), 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; also called a
straight razor
.
“Take thee a barber's razor.” --Ezek. v. 1.
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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
.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) A tusk of a wild boar.
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Razor fish. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small Mediterranean fish (
Coryph[ae]na novacula),
prized for the table.
(b) The razor shell.
Razor grass (Bot.), a West Indian plant (
Scleria scindens
), the triangular stem and the leaves of which
are edged with minute sharp teeth.
Razor grinder (Zo["o]l.), the European goat-sucker.
Razor shell (Zo["o]l.), 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.
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