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单词 aftershave
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aftershaven.adj.

Brit. /ˈɑːftəʃeɪv/, /ˈaftəʃeɪv/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌʃeɪv/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, shave n.2
Etymology: < after- prefix + shave n.2
A. n.
Any of various preparations and products applied to the skin after shaving; (now esp.) an astringent scented lotion applied in this way.
ΚΠ
1887 Chemist & Druggist 26 Mar. 390/2 Bay rum ‘after shave’.
1909 Southern Pharmaceutic Jrnl. June 501/1 The above is used as an after shave by barbers.
1933 Time 3 Apr. 41/2 Palmolive Talc After Shave.
1958 P. Mortimer Daddy's gone a-Hunting v. 27 He still managed to look suave and tidy, to emanate the bitter-sweet smell of money and after-shave.
1975 B. Wood Killing Gift ii. ii. 52 He smelled of a fresh piny aftershave or cologne.
2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 Nov. c14/6 He lapses into the kind of travel brochurese that reeks of cheap aftershave.
B. adj.
Designating any of various preparations and products applied to the skin after shaving.
ΚΠ
1895 Daily Tribune (Salt Lake City) 8 Dec. 2/4 (advt.) Dore's Toilet Cream, the delightful ‘after shave’ lotion.
1901 Bull. Pharmacy July 278/1 Bay rum..was used exclusively by barbers as an after-shave lotion until it was supplanted by witch-hazel.
1939 Fortune Oct. 91/1 (advt.) Five out of every ten men who shave regularly, use some form of after-shave preparation—a lotion... alcohol... bay rum... witch hazel.
1958 I. Fleming Dr. No xiii. 158 There was also an electric razor, Lentheric after-shave lotion, and two nylon hairbrushes and combs.
2003 Los Angeles Mag. Dec. 58/2 The house aftershave balm and eau de toilette soothe sensitive faces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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