pret. shaved; pp. shaved or shaven.

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. Wumbers 6:9.

To shave off, to cut off. Neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard. Leviticus 21:5.

To pare close. The bending sythe . Shaves all the surface of the waving green. Gay.

To cut off thin slices; or tho cut in thin slices.

To skim along the surface near it; to sweep along. He shaves with level wing the deep. Milton.

To strip; to oppress by extortion; to fleece.

To make smooth by paring or cutting off slices; as, to shave hoops or staves. To shave a note. to purchase it at a great discount, a discount much beyong the legal rate of interest.

An instrument with a long blade and a handle at each end for shaving hoops; called also a drawing knife.