SHAVE, pret. shaved pp. shaved or shaven.
1. To cut or pare off something from the surface of the body by a razor or other edged instrument, by rubbing, scraping or drawing the instrument along the surface as, tto shave the chin and cheeks to shave the head of its hair.
He shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. Numbers 6 .
2. To shave off, to cut off.
Neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard. Leviticus 21 .
3. To pare close.
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