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adj. - Having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin.

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  • Verb (used with object) : to shave hides in preparing leather. ,to shave wood. ,to shave a lawn. ,The car just shaved the garage door....
  • He hadn't shaved, for one thing, and for Malcolm, spit-and-polish as he was, not to have shaved&
  • I never shaved from the 24th to the evening of the 29th, nor did I ever comb my hair.
  • Cut very thin strips of bacon that can be purchased already shaved is best for this purpose.
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