shaven

From the verb shave: (⇒ conjugate)
shaven is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past p (Less common)

shav•en adj.

(used with some other adjective or adverb before it) having been shaved in the manner mentioned:a clean-shaven face (= a face that has been shaved clean with no hair remaining on it).

shav•en v.

adj.

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shaven /ˈʃeɪv^ən/ adj

shave v., shaved, shaved or (esp. in combination) shav•en, shav•ing, n.
v.

to remove (hair, etc.) from (the face, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor: [~ + object]He shaved his face.[no object]You forgot to shave yesterday.
[~ + object]to scrape away the surface of (something) with a sharp-edged tool:to use a scraper to shave the bottom of the door.
to scrape or come very near to:[~ + object]The car just shaved the garage door.
[~ + object]
- to reduce or deduct (an amount) from a price or total:to shave a few dollars off the price.
- to deduct a certain amount from (a price, etc.):to shave the asking price of the house.

Idioms

Idioms close shave, [countable] a narrow escape from disaster:During their escape the prisoners had numerous close shaves.

shave v., shaved, shaved or (esp. in combination) shav•en, shav•ing, n.
v.i.

v.t.

to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor.
to cut off (hair, esp. the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often fol. by off or away).
to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool:to shave hides in preparing leather.
to reduce to shavings or thin slices:to shave wood.
to cut or trim closely:to shave a lawn.
to scrape, graze, or come very near to:The car just shaved the garage door.
Business[Com.]to purchase (a note) at a rate of discount greater than is legal or customary.
to reduce or deduct from:The store shaved the price of winter suits in the spring.

bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English schaven, schafen, Old English sc(e)afan; cognate with Dutch schaven to plane (a plank), abrade (the skin), Low German schaven, German schaben, Old Norse skafa to scrape, Gothic skaban to shear, shave; (noun, nominal) Middle English schave tool for shaving, Old English sc(e)afa, derivative of the verb, verbal

shav′a•ble, shave′a•ble, adj.

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shave /ʃeɪv/ vb (shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved, shaven) (mainly tr)

(also intr) to remove (the beard, hair, etc) from (the face, head, or body) by scraping the skin with a razor
to cut or trim very closely
to reduce to shavings
to remove thin slices from (wood, etc) with a sharp cutting tool; plane or pare
to touch or graze in passing
informal to reduce (a price) by a slight amount

Etymology: Old English sceafan; related to Old Norse skafa, Gothic skaban to shave, Latin scabere to scrapeˈshavable, ˈshaveable adj

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