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Razor \Ra"zor\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL.
rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t.,
{Rase}, v. t.]
1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the
hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight
razor}. "Take thee a barber's razor." --Ezek. v. 1.
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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}.
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3. (Zool.) A tusk of a wild boar.
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{Razor fish}. (Zool.)
(a) A small Mediterranean fish ({Coryphaena 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}, or {razor strop}, a strap or strop used in
sharpening razors.
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