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razorn. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French rasur, rasoir; Latin rasorium. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman rasur, rasure, Anglo-Norman and Old French rasor, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French rasour, rasoir, etc. (French rasoir ) cutting instrument with a sharp blade designed for shaving or cutting hair (first half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman as rasuir ), razor-fish (1396 or earlier in Anglo-Norman) and its etymon post-classical Latin rasorium instrument for shaving (Vetus Latina; frequently from 11th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin rās- , past participial stem of rādere to scrape, shave (see raze v.) + -ōrium -ory suffix1. Compare Old Occitan rasor, razor instrument for shaving (first third of the 13th cent.), Catalan raor instrument for shaving (first half of the 14th cent. as rahor), razor-fish (a1361 as †raó), Italian rasoio instrument for shaving (a1310; a1160 as †rasor).In γ. forms remodelled after words in -er suffix1; compare later razer n.2 1. the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > implements used in styling the hair > [noun] > razor α. c1300 St. Laurence (Laud) 100 in C. Horstmann (1887) 343 (MED) Alle manere of tormenz bi-fore him he liet bringue—Hokes of Ire and ȝweoles also with rasores al-a-boute. c1330 (?c1300) St. Patrick's Purgatory (Auch.) in (1877) 1 106 (MED) Þe brigge was..as scharpe as a rasour, and naru. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 325 (MED) He dredde þe barbour to schave with rasoures [L. cultros tonsoris] ful soore. c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in f. 65v (MED) Take a rasour or ony oþir scharp instrument & pare awey boþe þe brerdis of þilke wounde. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville (Caxton) (1859) iii. i. 50 I wol be vpon a pyler fitched ful of sharp keruyng rasours. 1555 R. Eden tr. G. F. de Oviedo y Valdés Summarie Gen. Hist. W. Indies in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria f. 186 To annoynt the place with oyle and scrape it with a rasoure. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay xxiii. 401 Accius Nauius..did cut asunder a Whetstone with a Razor in the presence of King Tarquine. 1611 E. Aston tr. J. Boemus vi. 43 The Trogloditæ..are neuer cutte or shauen with razour from their infancie. 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière vi. vii. 144 I got ready my Raysor,..and there I made a deep incision. 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite iii, in 62 This Length of Hair..Guiltless of Steel, and from the Razour free. 1765 S. Foote i. 10 His little weezen face as sharp as a razor. 1797 M. Robinson III. lxii. 209 The wind cuts like a razor. 1856 R. W. Emerson v. 93 At..Sheffield, where I was shown the process of making a razor and a penknife. 1903 (at cited word) In modern razors the blade has usually a slight curve backwards, and is of wedge-shaped section, or has the back much thicker than the edge; the sides are often made concave by grinding (‘hollow-ground’). 1930 25 Aug. 7/6 The growing tendency on the part of reckless youths to discard the use of their fists for razors, bayonets, knives, and other weapons. 1965 85 u6 (caption) Rectangular flint razor. 2007 (Nexis) 1 July e2 One inmate..was denied food for five days after he refused to shave with a razor. the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > there is danger in a course of action [phrase] > in a precarious condition α. a1439 J. Lydgate (Bodl. 263) i. 1437 (MED) Tymes [read Tyme] with his rasour hath..Shauen a-wey the honour and the glory Off many a noble. c1460 J. Lydgate (1934) ii. 738 Wyntris rasour doth al away arrace. 1589 R. Robinson sig. E2 v Undoubtedly this rasour sharpe, (quoth Tyme) shall presently dispatch. 1594 xliiii. f. 41 The sharpe rasor of a willing conceit. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer x. 150 Now on the eager razors edge, for life or death we stand. 1635 Bp. J. Hall 43 His eyes are the burning glasses of concupiscence, his tongue a razor of detraction. 1673 J. Flavell xxvii. 367 When the Razor of censure hath (saith one) made your heads bare, and brought on the baldness of reproach, be not discouraged. 1715 C. Johnson v. 63 Free. Why then, suppose your Wife shou'd—Heart. Shou'd what? I tread upon a Razor's Edge, shou'd what? 1740 T. Newcomb 223 Razor's oft are seen, To wound the hand which help'd to make them keen. 1807 W. H. Ireland i. 8 Thy hand..the razor keen must wield, Shave France,..And clear away republican mundungus. 1879 R. Browning 86 Here am I back..we stand no more on the razor's edge! 1907 Ld. Curzon 7 Frontiers are indeed the razor's edge on which hang suspended the modern issues of war or peace, of life or death to nations. 1936 J. Buchan xii. 235 In the Norlands life had always been on a razor's edge. 1976 A. White vi. 49 He was living on a razor's edge. Sooner or later, the Germans were going to begin to suspect. 1992 F. McLynn Introd. 4 They had no real conception of the economic razor's edge on which most African societies lived. 2. the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Siphonida > sinu-pallialia > family Solenidae c1311 in C. M. Woolgar (1992) I. 175 In welkis et rasours emptis Dubln' xx d. 1610 J. Guillim iii. xxiii. 170 The rest of the Crusted sort of Fishes I will passe ouer, viz. Crabs, Lobsters, Creuisses, Cuttles, Razers, Shrimpes, &c. 1774 O. Goldsmith VII. 52 Just over the place where the razor buries itself, there is a small hole like a chimney, through which the animal breathes. ?1787 W. F. Mavor II. at Razor-shell Their method of alluring the Razor up from the depth of it's retreat is by sprinkling a little sea-salt on it's hole. 1805 G. Barry iii. i. 287 The Razor..or, as we name it, the spout-fish, is also found in sandy places. 1869 J. G. Wood (ed. 3) 32 The common species, the Sabre Razor (Solen ensis)..another species the Pod Razor (Solen siliqua). 1945 E. Step & A. L. Wells (new ed.) 157 The lines on the shell of the Razor show us clearly that the chief addition is made to the hinder end of the valves. the world > animals > fish > unspecified types > [noun] 1530 J. Palsgrave 261/1 Rasour a fysshe. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny II. 428 There is a fish called a Rasoir: looke whatsoever toucheth it, senteth presently of Yron. the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > male > boar (uncastrated) > parts of 1660 J. Howell viii. 113 He did in a manner grind his razers and tusks, and extreamly froam at his own Country-men. 1706 (new ed.) Razers, the Tushes or Teeth of a Boar. [Also in later dictionaries.] Compounds C1. a. General attributive. 1670 II. 346 Your rasour case I have sent for. 1766 C. Jemmat 111 Razor-case, and strap of leather. 1883 78 Travelling Bags, Razor Cases, Etuis, etc. 1934 13 June 3/4 Toilet sets $5.95 Nine piece sets in cowhide Zipper cases. Among other items are razor case, brush, comb, mirror—in smart ebony effect. 2007 (Nexis) 6 Sept. 4 A key scene in the Stephen Sondheim musical in which Todd..is handed a razor case by Mrs. Lovett. 1815 S. Brookes viii. 53 The Solenes are called in English Razor Shells, several of the species being supposed to resemble a razor handle. 1846 C. Holtzapffel II. 1069 Two razor handles or scales are..held at the one end in a pair of clamps. 1955 J. M. Cohen tr. F. Rabelais ii. xvi. 222 His [sc. Panurge's] nose was somewhat aqualine, the shape of a razor handle. 2000 31 82 Other finds included four lead weights.., a possible knife or razor handle.., and a small amount of lead-, tin-, and copper-working debris. 1757 tr. J. F. Henckel 361 Razor-hone [Ger. Scheer-Messer Schleifstein], soft and white. 1821 3 26 A quarry of razor hones..has been opened for several years past. 1948 E. E. Dale & M. L. Wardell xix. 418 Novaculite..is used for making whetstones, razor hones,..and other types of stones used by men who work with small-pointed or fine-edged tools and similar instruments. 2003 Nov. 28/2 A brand new straight razor is not ready to shave with. It has to be sharpened first..on a razor hone. 1679 J. Goodman iii. i. 256 Great Wits, and curious tempers are like razor mettle quickly turned. 1688 R. Holme iii. xi. 428/1 The Instrument under the Trepan is called a Lancet, it is a sharp pointed and slender blade made of Razor mettle, and sharp in both edges. 1835 D. Crockett 123 A tomahawk, and butcher-knife, both of fine razor metal. 2001 D. Morgan & J. Rizzo 100 Use a very sharp serrated knife or a razor metal blade. 1701 22 May 325 1 Doz. Razor Sheethes. 1812 W. Dooley in 31 Aug. 552/1 A razor-sheath was found. 1981 10 Dec. d8/3 The collection represents not only the precious cargo but also the lives of the men who were conveying it—it includes not only the king's gold but also his sailor's dough cutter and razor sheath. b. Objective. 1678 J. Moxon I. iii. 56 Razor-makers generally clap a small Bar of Venice Steel between two small Bars of Flemish Steel. 1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ I. 416 An infinite number of..jack-smiths and razor-makers. 1851 F. K. Hunt in 27 Sept. 14/1 Happily they do not see the stumps of their beards through a microscope, or razor-makers would starve. 1929 29 Oct. 22/7 (advt.) Gun, Sword and Razor Makers. 2006 (Nexis) 3 Nov. (Finance section) 15 [Procter & Gamble's] purchase of the razor maker Gillette helped lift its quarterly net profit 33 percent. 1782 J. Wolcot in (1812) (title) The Razor Seller. 1818 J. Keats 2 July (1958) I. 310 We have been taken for..Razor sellers and Spectacle venders. 1906 31 July 2/1 He claimed to be the champion razor seller of the country. 1999 (Nexis) 23 July 3 The 33-year-old brunette is happy to reveal armpits bushy enough to make a razor-seller despair. c. Parasynthetic. 1766 i. 215/1 The two boys had found a razor-bladed clasp knife. 1895 Dec. 202/1 The tiger..moved over almost between me and the razor bladed Hindoo tulwar I had for a moment hoped to secure. 1917 H. Garland xxiv. 299 Snow fell almost daily, and the winds were razor-bladed. 1991 18 Sept. ii. 5/2 Freddy [Krueger]..has been reduced to a chortling prop, one the filmmakers push in front of the camera to flash his razor-bladed fingernails. 1885 xii. 338 The razor bowed craft move slowly out. 1998 (Nexis) 16 Apr. The razor-bowed, teak-paneled, clipper-sterned houseboat still exudes that magical smell of varnish. 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native ii. iv, in Apr. 242 Urns..used as flower-pots for two razor-leaved cactuses. 1994 (Nexis) 4 Apr. 21 The equid lineage had grown steadily larger in the intervening 50 million years,..lengthening their teeth, the better to cope with the razor-leaved grass that increasingly invaded the cooling world. 1815 L. Simond II. 278 He gave me a lesson of razor-stropping. 1910 29 May (Editorial section) 4 c The razor stropping made the first man nervous, and the other fellow would start in to sneeze frightfully when the hairbrush touched the left side of his head. 1994 (Nexis) 16 Oct. g3 The wonderful spicy scent of barbershop hot lather and sound of razor stropping are imbedded in the male psyche. 1873 O. W. Holmes i The saucy-aproned, razor-tongued soubrette. 1945 E. Stevens vi. 64 Yet not even hunger nor the taunts of his razor-tongued wife could rouse him from his despondency and drive him to work. 1997 May 34/1 Cinema's razor-tongued mobsters ooze macho charisma to charm the ladies and impress the boys. 1828 R. Southey Epist. to A. Cunningham in (1844) 208–12 When at the looking-glass with lather'd chin, And razor-weapon'd hand I sit. d. Similative. 1923 E. A. Powell iii. 64 He was a white-bearded, dignified Arab whose patriarchal appearance and somewhat taciturn manner masked a razor-keen mind. 1978 5 Mar. (Parade Suppl.) 14 d/1 (advt.) With special Holder hands never come near razor-keen stainless steel blades. 2006 (Nexis) 4 July (Epicure section) 4 There are two processes in keeping a razor-keen edge—honing and sharpening. 1829 P. Egan New Ser. II. 299 He had now not the slightest chance with Curtis, who..drew streams of blood from his razor-shaped nose, and knocked him down. 1897 M. Kingsley 236 Small black and white birds..with heavy razor-shaped bills. 1916 98 53/2 It can scarcely be called a sickle, consisting of an iron blade, more or less razor-shaped. 1958 J. E. Morton x. 188 The British genera are Gari, containing the sunset shells, some of the most beautiful of bivalves, and the razor-shaped Solecurtus. 2006 (Nexis) 19 Nov. e1 Zero tolerance for anything from aspirin to a trench coat, to a razor-shaped comb. 1599 G. Chapman sig. F I haue a knife within thats rasor sharp. 1844 May 541 I, once plump as Sheeraz' grape,..[am] grown..most razor-sharp in shape! 1921 R. Hichens v. 80 Something of it he must have seen—but what?.. The suggestion of a razor-sharp silhouette? 1975 J. Grady viii. 132 She carried..a flat, thinly sheathed razor-sharp knife taped to her stomach. 1979 25 Oct. 48/1 (advt.) A witty, razor-sharp satire on monogamy. 1998 4 Mar. i. 15/4 Shift dresses are meticulously folded up into a tiny square and pressed until the crease marks are razor sharp. 1909 24 Oct. (Mag.) 4/1 From the almost closed door of the conning tower there comes a razor-thin blade of light. 1971 C. Bonington viii. 95 I..peered over the top, to see that the ridge was now razor-thin and looked even more difficult beyond the point I had reached. 1997 25 Jan. 99/3 Nor is lending to companies likely to help much. Razor-thin margins show no sign of increasing. C2. the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > implements used in styling the hair > [noun] > razor > blade of 1677 (Royal Soc.) 12 910 Lattawaar hath many [stones] representing the great end of a Razor-blade, thin on one side and thick on the other. 1793 31 Dec. 4/2 The tremendous purchase of a single pistol, slugs, and powder, (razor-blades would have excited more terror). 1846 C. Holtzapffel II. 1051 The razor blade is polished on a soft buff wheel fed with dry crocus. 1945 ‘G. Orwell’ viii. 64 Making cocks fight with splinters of razor-blade tied to their spurs. 1995 16 Mar. 1/5 I don't think you could put a razor blade between Tony Blair and John Major. the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [noun] > entrance to > of Muslim hell 1811 June 124 The razor-bridge which carried our poor friends over [the gulf] in their one-wheel'd vehicle. 1812 R. Wilson Jrnl. in I. 380 The paths..almost realize the perils of the razor-bridge of Mahomet. 1852 5 July 4/3 Sir James Graham..hangs in unpleasant aërial suspense across a razor bridge of his own construction. 1865 12 July 9/5 However, if he chooses to spend the rest of his life walking the razor bridge that divides University factions, we should be the last to dissuade him. 1994 J. Hall (1996) iii. 59 A razor-bridge of judgement, i.e. very narrow, was originally Islamic and also appears in Pilgrim's Progress. the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > other diseases or conditions 1924 11 Feb. 16/7 (advt.) Stubborn stubble wilts under its action. It positively prevents razor burn... Williams' Doublecap Shaving Stick. 1980 T. Baum iii. 39 Islands of razor burn were flaming on his fat pink neck. 2014 17 Feb. 173 (advt.) Apply gel..as an aftershave to help fight razor burn for a soothing finish. the world > health and disease > healing > healer > surgeon > [noun] > barber-surgeon the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > barbers and hairdressers > [noun] 1624 J. Gee sig. X2b The Rasor-Chirurgions, very many of them Popish. the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Siphonida > sinu-pallialia > family Solenidae 1792 J. Belknap III. 183 Razor Shell Clam, Solen ensis.] 1860 J. G. Cooper Bot. Route in I. I. Stevens (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. & Surv. Pacific Railroad Route XII.) ii. i. 38 One mollusc, only, that I have not found elsewhere, (Machaera), called there [sc. in Washington State] the razor clam, and considered the best of the bivalves for the table. 1960 M. Sharcott ix. 162 Commercial crab fishermen often use clams, particularly razor clams, as bait. 1995 July 82/3 I..enjoyed one of the two best meals of my visit, starting with sautéed razor clams lightly breaded and seasoned with herbs. the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > precariousness > precarious situation 1687 J. Dryden iii. 111 You have ground the persecuting knife, And set it to a razor edge on life. 1816 C. Lamb I. xxiv. 202 A wit so keen and deadly, that with its razor edge, he cut to the heart most of his enemies, and all his friends. 1861 7 Sept. 238 On the closest verge of destruction,..on the very razor-edge of fate. 1941 B. Schulberg iii. 49 With one razor-edge phrase he had cut me down to his level. 1997 7 May c3/3 If your predicament includes being trapped by a seat belt, the Life Hammer also includes a razor edge for cutting the belt. the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge 1807 18 Apr. 150 The razor-edged zephyrs of our ‘balmy spring’. 1831 J. W. Croker in (1884) II. xvi. 143 Warburton has given us razor-edged disquisitions, fine and false. 1909 E. Shackleton in 34 488 The snow-slopes..gave way to blue ice, with numberless cracks and crevasses, many of them razor-edged. 1939 S. K. Padover vi. 55 A good conversationalist, he took delight in the play of his own razor-edged tongue. 1972 K. Bonfiglioli xiii. 98 Even the shadows, razor-edged, purple and green, were painful to look at. 1993 Apr. 68/2 With the precise outline of her steel-rimmed glasses, not a hair out of place in her razor-edged bob,..the effect is retro schoolmistress. the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges 1834 7 368 The traveller meets too often with the..sharp blades of the frightful razor grass, which inflict deep and painful gashes on the cheeks and hands. 1954 (Jamaica Agric. Soc.) 587 Razor-grass... At least nine different kinds of Scleria occur in Jamaica, and all of them can be unpleasant weeds due to the cutting edges of the leaves. 1992 9 Aug. i. 3/1 This island of tin roofs and tall razor grass became familiar to millions of readers of World War II literature. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) ii. 830 (MED) In his hond a rasour knif He bar, with which hire throte he cutte. 1865 J. Lubbock i. 21 A razor-knife said to have been found together with objects of the latter metal. 1941 28 839/1 Each cylinder was cut to a length of approximately 40mm. with a double-bladed razorknife. 2005 8 Jan. m8/5 Mr. Palotta picked up a trash bag, slit it open with a razor knife, then spread out the contents. the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] > armed with razor the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > frequenting streets > armed with razor 1958 5 Apr. 436/3 The razor-men arrive at his door. 1977 E. W. Hildick vii. 36 Noah..was..a ‘painter’ or razorman with some northern racetrack gang. 2007 (Nexis) 23 Feb. 63 Razor gangs..eschewed the use of guns... Razor men preferred merely to wound their victims, to intimidate them. 1842 25 Mar. 1/6 (advt.) Barker's razor paper. 1849 12 May 272/3 Mr. Frederic Barker of Dorcas Terrace, Hammersmith has put forth a new kind of razor paper, which is introduced for wiping the razor while shaving. 1875 E. H. Knight III. 1887/1 Razor-paper, smooth, unsized paper, one side of which is treated with a composition of crocus and flour-emery in powder. It is used to wipe the razor and is intended as a substitute for the strop. society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > sharpening > paste 1817 28 Nov. 4/2 (advt.) Direct J. W. at Mr. Lidyard's strap and razor-paste manufactory. 1851 H. Mayhew I. 429/2 (heading) Of the Street-Sellers of..Razor Paste. 1927 F. Frankfurter v. 75 Gould, who was in the business of selling razor paste to employees of factories, gave an affidavit to the following effect. 1962 F. Russell xii. 224 The razor-paste salesman who on the day of the South Braintree murders had stood near the crossing and been fired at from the getaway car. 2002 S. Brierley (ed. 2) iv. 50 His [sc. George Packwood's] razor-paste boxes and the dollops of paste in them were supposed to resemble a bird's nest. the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [noun] > socket > for shaver 1957 5 Dec. 25/5 (advt.) Electric shave mirrors with 15 watt recessed lamp. Razor plug in back and toggle switch for lamp. 1961 26 May 9/6 Putting razor plugs in the bathrooms. 2007 (Nexis) 1 Feb. e1 The tiles are falling off the wall. The electrical is still a razor plug. the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [noun] > socket > for shaver 1959 26 May 1/6 London licensed hotel, close to Marble Arch; in excellent condition with passenger lift; h. and c., razor points throughout. 1969 C. Hodder-Williams i. 7 There was a razor point so I went out to the car and fetched my shaver. 1978 27 Apr. 15/1 (advt.) 21 letting bedrooms (basins, razor points). 2000 (Nexis) 13 May 5 Electric razor points had been fitted next to patients' baths. the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a fence > wire fence > fencing-wire 1975 5 Mar. 51/7 Razor ribbon fence topping for security. 1978 14 Nov. The gates in the 16-foot high fence topped with razor ribbon stayed shut. 2001 M. R. Waller & J. Rycenga 12 A prisoner..successfully climbed over the razor ribbon and was captured after jumping to the ground on the other side. the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > cut > with razor the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [noun] > a cut or incision > with a specific instrument the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > cut > with razor > action of 1893 Jan. 268 His throat had been cut straight through with a single razor slash. 1934 O. Mosley in 15 June 21/6 Eleven Blackshirts are hospital cases, suffering from stomach injuries and razor slashes. 1959 N. Mailer (1961) 292 In the worst of perversion, promiscuity, pimpery,..rape, razor-slash, bottle-break.., the Negro discovered a morality of the bottom. 1963 T. Tullett xi. 160 A razor-slash across the face. 1980 P. Ableman ii. 30 The pimp..is called..Ted the Slash because he's got a razor slash on his cheek. 1992 4 Jan. 26/3 The deft razor-slash to the security tag and the decoy who sets off the door alarm at the other end of the shop are old favourites. 1948 E. Partridge in Apr. 183 The broadsman got chived and glassed (razor-slashed and cut with a wine glass or tumbler). 1951 4 Nov. 29/3 Lewis was razor-slashed almost to death. 1976 R. Hill i. iii. 55 Dunkerley the pimp, razor-slashing young prostitutes who wouldn't pay. 2003 (Nexis) 6 Sept. (Weekend Mag.) 10 The transparent gage, for example, is as lovely as an opal, but sadly, so thin-skinned that its own leaves can razor-slash the fruit. the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] > armed with razor the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > frequenting streets > armed with razor 1897 6 May 5/7 (heading) The razor slasher found guilty in Judge Webb's court. 1930 20 Oct. 11/3 They were also said to be the associates of blackmailers and razor slashers. 1951 S. Spender iv. 213 Some of the recruits turned out to be a gang of Glasgow razor-slashers. 1961 6 July 24/2 Greene's slum Faust was articulate in a way unlikely in the most intelligent razor-slasher. 2002 21 Apr. (TV section) 35/1 An English boy snoops around his neighborhood, with a razor slasher..on the loose. the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > cut > with razor > action of 1895 4 Sept. A colored man was seriously wounded in a razor slashing affair at a colored camp meeting in Queen Anne's county. 1938 F. D. Sharpe xix. 204 Warfare between the gangs was confined to individual beatings-up and razor-slashings. 1979 W. J. Fishman 106/2 His face..resembling the cross lines of a railway complex as a result of razor slashing. 1997 13 Oct. a3/1 Razor slashings, a crime considered a ‘signature’ of the gang known as the Bloods, have become as routine in county jails as were fist fights between inmates. society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > sharpening > leather ?1740 in (Brit. Mus.) (1877) III. i. 361 Razor Strop. 1785 26 Jan. 4/4 (advt.) Sharp's metallic razor strops, which keep the razor in good order without the use of a hone or grinding, are not to be equalled. 1822 J. Thompson in (1823) 3 vi. 42 (heading) On Improved Razors and Razor-Strops. 1866 Nov. 788/2 Packwood, some fifty years ago, led the way in England of..systematic advertising, by impressing his razor-strop indelibly on the mind of every bearded member of the kingdom. 1946 G. Millar i. 1 I only heard the noise of a man's razor strop. 1992 A. W. Eckert Amplification Notes 982 Tecumseh's thigh was mutilated by men who wanted strips of skin to make razor strops. the world > plants > particular plants > fungi > [noun] > other fungi 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore II. 916/2 P[olyporus] betulinus, when cut into strips, forms excellent razor-strops.] 1893 W. G. Smith 56 Polyporus betulinus... Common on living and dead trunks and branches of birch from spring to early winter. This is the razor-strop fungus. Thick slices of flesh cut from large examples are used as razor strops. 1923 J. Ramsbottom 129 The name ‘razor-strop fungus’ is often given to P. betulinus, as up till the early part of last century it was used for making strops. 1993 9 Apr. 146/3 In Europe this opportunistic bracket fungus infects senile birch trees and, together with the related Polyporus squamo[s]us, is known as the razor strop fungus. the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > toe > types of the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > with specific shaped toes 1895 Spring & Summer 509/1 The Razor Toe... This style shoe is becoming very popular on account of the long narrow toe, and patent tip. 1897 C. T. Davis (ed. 2) xxii. 303 The pedestrian or runner avoids ‘razor toes’. 1924 E. L. Masters (ed. 2) 111 And each one had a taste of his own To hide a fault or stress a beauty. Petit the Poet loved thick soles;..And Jefferson Howard heavy brogans; And Pennewit the razor toe. 1990 M. H. Blewett ix. 269 An extremely narrow, pointed toe, variously called the needle or razor toe, was popular for both high and low-cut women's shoes as well as for men's wear in 1894 and 1895. 1973 23 Mar. a11/1 A fifteen-foot area between the fences is covered by ‘razor wire’ that can cut a man to shreds if he tries to get through it. 2003 S. Warring in D. Chislett 77 Pa put razor wire along the boundary after that, and he patrols it at night when he can't sleep. the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [noun] > particular kinds of wit 1786 ‘P. Pindar’ (ed. 3) 13 No razor-wit, for want of use, grows rusty. 1895 24 Aug. 1/2 Mr. Lannigan has proved that he can talk with a razor tongue as well as ‘do politics’. 1948 9 Nov. We happened to be among the kind of persons who make no pretense to..razor intelligence. 2005 (Nexis) 11 Nov. 42 In his prime, the sparkle in his eyes matched his razor wit and dazzling skills in the ring. Derivatives 1596 E. L. xiv. sig. K When whistling windes do sheere the tender skinne, And razor like, piercing, doth make a raze On seelie creatures, barely clad and thinne. 1608 R. Tofte tr. L. Ariosto ii. 26 His drinke,..Either it is like vineger..Or Rasor-like it makes the pallat smart. 1784 108 In the knee..[articular cartilages] are called semilunar, or razor-like cartilages. 1842 E. A. Poe Pit & Pendulum in 146 The razor-like crescent. 1935 8 Dec. 3/1 (caption) Ordinarily a gentle animal ‘old man’ kangaroo at bay can be very dangerous with the razor-like claws of his hind feet. 1994 7 Oct. (Friday section) 19/1 Beware their slavering jaws, their beady eyes, those clutching razor-like claws. 1855 W. Whitman 74 The beach is cut by the razory ice-wind. 1953 28 Apr. 5/5 I made jagged butts and razory slivers of the remains of bottles. 1997 B. Morrow i. 27 I wandered up into their lower meadow, careful not to brush against the brash razory leaves of stinging nettles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). razorv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: razor n. 1. the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > shave a1783 H. Brooke Anthony & Cleopatra i. ii, in (1789) IV. 337 When that martial beard of his shall be quaintly razor'd, he will make the prettiest kind of Ganimede for paging a lady's toilet! 1789 W. Woty 20 E'en from the time you razor'd o'er a Pate Up to thy present, and important State. 1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iii. in (1808) III. 124 Lo! the plant, Joy of the traveller yclep'd, or beard Of old man seldom razor'd,..The long lane whitening with its woolly tufts. 1827 R. Pollok II. vii. 60 Upon the head, that time had razored bare, Rose bushy locks. 1872 A. De Morgan 337 With a contrite heart, and clean shaved,..razored down. 1974 24 July 5/1 Articles taken out of magazines in the libraries..‘I'll just say they were razored out. Definitely.’ 1987 I. Sinclair xiv. 99 He razored out, with unusual care, one page from the middle of the text. 1996 13 Oct. 2/5 Hair is razored to the scalp and scimitar-bladed sideboards slice down below the cheekbone. 1922 29 Jan. ii. 17/3 He [sc. a barber] has been razoring all his life for a livelihood. 2003 (Nexis) 8 Oct. 24 [The hairstyle is] created by heavily razoring, texturing and cutting. the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > injure [verb (transitive)] > wound > cut > with razor 1878 10 June Shipp, who razored Higley, will have a hearing next Monday. 1937 E. Ambler viii. 110 By the time I'd finished with the beggar he would have..razored his own father and mother if I'd told him to. 1954 ‘N. Blake’ vii. 91 They might..terrorise a suspected informer—beat him up or razor him. 1972 M. Ivins Texas Observed in Oct. 86/2 Texans shoot one another a lot. They also knife, razor, and stomp one another to death with some frequency. 2003 (Nexis) 15 Apr. The roughnecks felling the ancient trees are a brutal lot who spend their wages at a Mafia owned tavern, routinely razoring each other. 1959 R. Bradbury 96 A fast-flying night-express razored along the unseen tracks. 1992 Aug. 43/1 The cur..did not bark, other than a single, eloquent yawp that razored through my innards. 2004 (Nexis) 6 Feb. 1 c [He] razored through the North Carolina defense for a layup. Derivatives the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > cut > with razor > action of 1855 H. Melville Benito Cereno in Nov. 469/1 Like any resigned gentleman in barber's hands, Don Benito bore all, much less uneasily, at least, than he had done the razoring. 1950 W. Sansom in 40 44 It was not the kind of shop one would have expected of Sally—and perhaps this proved a key to the outcome of that night's razoring. 1963 5 June 16/1 Mr. C. Lindsay, for the defence, said Osborne had been afraid of possible razoring by the barons over a debt of £1 and four or five ounces of tobacco. 1995 Apr. 82/2 (advt.) Specialities include all forms of colouring, perming and spiral perms, hair extensions with human hair as well as precision cutting and razoring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.c1300 v.a1783 |
