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shaving cream

noun

  1. a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shaving cream1

First recorded in 1825–35

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Example Sentences

It also revealed that he brushed his teeth with Ultra Brite, washed with Palmolive, and shaved with Noxzema shaving cream.

Having Mulcaire under contract is a lot more dangerous to you than shaving cream.

Hearing Halted: The “Outrageous” Incident A punch, a jump and a pile of shaving cream brought the testimony to a screeching halt.

The cigar store had a counter display of a bargain buy of razor blades combined with some unknown brand of shaving cream.

As a result of an orderly childhood, he replaced the wooden trap and kicked the shaving cream jar against a garbage can.

He raised himself up until he was eye-level with a discarded shaving cream jar lying on the bricks of an alley.

He stopped in the drugstore and filled his pockets with soap, a razor, shaving cream and face lotion.

He stood moodily aside, looking on but never offering to purchase shaving cream or other masculine requirements.

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