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===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
Inherited from {{inh|enm|ang|sceafa}}, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*skabô}}.
{{inh+|enm|ang|sceafa}}, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*skabô}}.


====Alternative forms====
====Alternative forms====

Revision as of 15:36, 18 June 2021

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: shāv, IPA(key): /ʃeɪv/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪv

Etymology 1

From Middle English shaven, schaven, from Old English sċafan (“to shave, scrape, shred, polish”), from Proto-Germanic *skabaną (“to scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to cut, split, form, carve”). Cognate with West Frisian skave, Dutch schaven (“to shave, plane”), Low German schaven (“to scrape, scratch, shave”), German schaben (“to scrape, shave”), Danish skave, Norwegian Nynorsk skava, Swedish skava (“to scrape, chafe”), Icelandic skafa, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (skaban, “to shear, shave”).

Verb

shave (third-person singular simple present shaves, present participle shaving, simple past shaved or (obsolete) shove, past participle shaved or shaven)

  1. (transitive) To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
  2. (transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.
    • Template:RQ:Gay Sports
      The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.
  3. (intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.
    I had little time to shave this morning.
  4. (transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
  5. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
  6. To reduce in size or weight.
    • 2017 September 19, Gwilym Mumford, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle review – spy sequel reaches new heights of skyscraping silliness”, in the Guardian‎[1]:
      Kingsman’s two-hour 20-minute running time could have been shaved by around a fifth, without losing a great deal.
  7. (archaic, transitive) To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
  8. (US, slang, dated, transitive) To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Middle English shave, from Old English sceafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabô.

Noun

shave (plural shaves)

  1. An instance of shaving.
    I instructed the barber to give me a shave.
  2. A thin slice; a shaving.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
  3. (US, slang, dated) An exorbitant discount on a note.
  4. (US, slang, dated) A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of N. Biddle to this entry?)
  5. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.
  6. (informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.
    • 1919, Edward Frederic Benson, Across the Stream
      " […] I had an awful shave getting into the harbour," remarked Archie.
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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English sceafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabô.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

shave (plural shaves)

  1. A tool used for filing, shaving, or abrasion.
Descendants
  • English: shave
References

Etymology 2

Verb

shave

  1. Alternative form of schaven
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