razor cuttingn.
/ˈreɪzə ˌkʌtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈreɪzər ˌkədɪŋ/ 1. The action or fact of cutting something (esp. a person's skin) with a razor; an instance of this.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > cut > with razor > action of
razoring1855
razor cutting1879
razor-slash1893
razor-slashing1895
1879 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 8 Apr. The authorities have determined to adopt corporal punishment as a part of the sentence in all cases of razor cutting.
1948 G. Frost Flying Squad i. 3 It is not necessary to deduce that he will face the slash (razor cutting) or even the hot-seat (the electric chair).
1995 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 20 Jan. 2 f The tortures convict Henri Young endures in ‘Murder in the First’: beatings, razor cuttings, three years in dank and lightless solitary confinement.
2. The action or practice of cutting hair with a razor rather than with scissors; cf. razor cut n. 2.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > cutting or shaving
dodding?c1225
shearingc1315
shaving138.
tonsure1390
pollinga1400
clippingc1440
rasure1483
barbing1485
trimmingc1525
colling1575
tonsuring1811
detonsure1819
pogonotomy1896
poodling1907
razor cutting1952
1952 Times (San Mateo) California 10 Nov. 8/1 (advt.) Personalized Hair Styling and razor cutting.
1957 Times 11 Mar. 1/4 (advt.) Specialists in razor cutting and shaping for perfect hairdressing.
1977 Oxf. Consumer June 6/1 Razor cutting is now a rarity,..and only 7 people had had a perm recently.
2007 Bismark (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 10 June 1 b They received training on body waxing, razor cutting and sunless sun tanning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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