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ra⋅zor

[rey-zer]
–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.
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


ra⋅zor⋅less, adjective
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.]

Razor

Ra"zor\, n. [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. (Zo["o]l.) A task of a wild boar.

Razor fish. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small Mediterranean fish (Coryph[ae]na 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 (Zo["o]l.), the European goat-sucker.

Razor shell (Zo["o]l.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially Solen, or Ensatella, ensis, & 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.
Language Translation for : razor
Spanish: navaja, *maquinilla de afeitar,
German: das Rasiermesser,
Japanese: かみそり

razor 
c.1290, from O.Fr. rasour "a razor" (12c.), from raser "to scrape, shave" (see raze). The use of razorback for a type of pig with a sharp ridge-like back dates from 1849.

Razor - Razorblade Model

A business tactic involving the sale of dependent goods for different prices - one good is sold at a discount, while the second dependent good is sold at a considerably higher price.

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If you've ever purchased razors and their replacement blades, you know this business method well. The razors are practically free, but the replacement blades are extremely expensive.

The video-game industry is another user of this pricing strategy. They sell the game consoles at a relatively low price, recouping the lost profits on the high-priced games.

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Razor

The Nazarites were forbidden to make use of the razor (Num. 6:5; Judg. 13:5). At their consecration the Levites were shaved all over with a razor (Num. 8:7; comp. Ps. 52:2; Ezek. 5:1).

razor

keen-edged cutting implement for shaving or cutting hair. Prehistoric cave drawings show that clam shells, shark's teeth, and sharpened flints were used as shaving implements, and flints are still in use by certain primitive tribes. Solid gold and copper razors have been found in Egyptian tombs of the 4th millennium BC. According to the Roman historian Livy, the razor was introduced in Rome in the 6th century BC by Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, legendary king of Rome; but shaving did not become customary until the 5th century BC.

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