2. Verb. (third-person singular of shave) ¹
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Definition of Shaves
1. shave [v] - See also: shave
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaves
Literary usage of Shaves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Diary of Matthew Patten of Bedford, N.H. by Matthew Patten (1903)
"... came after Breakfast and Reaped we all Reaped 12 Stooks and 9 shaves and David
butchered james black lamb 11th Daniell Hickey Reaped the forenoon and ..."
2. Rome and Venice: With Other Wanderings in Italy, in 1866-7 by George Augustus Sala (1869)
"There never was probably such a city as Rome for " shaves." Literally, the
consumption of razors', grindstones, strops, and soap susceptible of forming a ..."
3. The Trollopiad, Or, Travelling Gentlemen in America: Or, Travelling by Frederick William Shelton (1837)
"He leaps on board, his distance fairly saves, Defrauds his tailor, and his barber
shaves. * This may call up an unpleasant crisis in the life of many a ..."
4. The Diary of William Bentley: Pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts by William Bentley, Joseph Gilbert Waters, Marguerite Dalrymple, Alice G. Waters, Essex Institute (1907)
"She shaves well but has few attractions of her sex. As soon as we left the Town
we had a view on the right of Salt Island so memorable by the fate of our ..."
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