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ra⋅zor

  [rey-zer]
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–noun
1. a sharp-edged instrument used esp. for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
2. an electrically powered instrument used for the same purpose.
–verb (used with object)
3. to shave, cut, or remove with or as if with a razor.
—Idiom
4. on the razor's edge, in a difficult or precarious position.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME rasour < OF rasor, equiv. to ras(er) to raze + -or -or 2

Related forms:
ra⋅zor⋅less, adjective
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ra·zor   (rā'zər)   
n.  
  1. A sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts.
  2. A device for holding a razorblade, with guards to prevent cutting of the skin. Also called safety razor.
  3. An electric instrument with vibrating or rotating blades used for shaving.
tr.v.   ra·zored, ra·zor·ing, ra·zors
To shave, cut, or remove with or as with a razor: razored off the mustache; razored pages from a rare book.

[Middle English rasor, from Old French, from raser, to scrape; see raze.]
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