Category:Razor

Ra"zor, n. Etym: [oe. rasour, of. rasur, ll. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, Ll. rasorium. See raze, v. t., Rase, v. t.]

1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair From the face or the head. "take thee a barber's rasor." Ezek. v. 1.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: a task of a wild boar. Razor fish. (zoöl.) (a) a small Mediterranean fish (coryphæna novacula), prized for the table. (b) The razor shell. -- razor grass (bot.), a west indian plant (scleria scindens), the Triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp Teeth. -- razor grinder (zoöl.), the european goat-sucker. -- razor shell (zoöl.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to solen And allied genera, especially solen, or ensatella, ensis, and Americana, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, Resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also rasor clam, razor Fish, knife handle. -- razor stone. Same as novaculite. -- razor strap, or razor strop, a strap or strop used in sharpening Razors.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Razor - The Nazarites were forbidden to make use of the razor (Numbers 6:5; Judges 13:5). At their consecration the Levites were shaved all over with a razor (Numbers 8:7; compare Psalms 52:2; Ezekiel 5:1).