Definition of Razor
Ra´zor
Pronunciation:
rā´zẽr
n.
1.
A
keen-edged
knife
of
peculiar
shape
,
used
in
shaving
the
hair
from
the
face
or
the
head
;
also
called
a
straight
razor
.
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
.
3.
(Zool.)
A
tusk
of
a
wild
boar
.
Razor fish
a
-
(Zool.)
A
small
Mediterranean
fish
(
Coryphæna
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
(Zool.)
the
European
goat-sucker
.
Razor shell
(Zool.)
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
a
strap
or
strop
used
in
sharpening
razors
.
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