SHAVE

I. verb (~d; ~d or ~n; shaving) see: capon Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to remove a thin layer from, to cut off in thin layers or shreds ; slice , to cut off closely, 2. to sever the hair from (the head or another part of the body) close to the roots, to cut off (hair or beard) close to the skin, 3. to discount (a note) at an exorbitant rate, deduct , reduce , to conspire to score fewer (points) than one is capable of (as to affect gambling outcomes), to come close to or touch lightly in passing, intransitive verb to cut off hair or beard close to the skin, to proceed with difficulty ; scrape , II. noun Date: before 12th century ~r 3, a thin slice ; shaving , an act or the process of shaving