Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shaving \Shav"ing\, n.
The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.
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That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument. ``Shaving of silver.''
--Chaucer.Shaving brush, a brush used in lathering the face preparatory to shaving it.
WordNet
n. a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving
Usage examples of "shaving brush".
She ran the hot tap, dipped the shaving brush in it, and worked up a lather in his soap bowl.
His shaving kit, with a razor like a small machete and a shaving brush you could use to hang wallpaper, was on the rock beside him.
He held his shaving brush against his cheek, appeared to be an alcoholic, and sounded like a Westphalian.
She rummages in the medicine cabinet, brings out my razor, shaving soap, the beaver-hair shaving brush.
He gradually became aware, that his shaving brush was not getting wet.
He then took out a canvas shaving kit, unzipped it, and pulled out a razor and shaving brush.
Nolan rolled the ivory shaving brush across the table, and Metcalfe picked it up, examined it.
No, those were brushes and that was a shaving brush and a mug with soap in it.
He gradually became aware that his shaving brush was not getting wet.
Coffman produced two hunter watches, a gilt picture frame, a collapsible silver cup, a folding mirror, two razors, a brass match case, a carved pipe, a signet ring, an ivory-handled shaving brush, a comb, a pack of cards, and a handful of coins.
Still, he reflected, rinsing out his shaving brush, what the hell could you do with money except spend it on women and liquor, lose it in poker games, and lend it to friends.
There was a shaving brush and a wooden tub of English shaving soap.
Ramage, always irrationally irritated by Silkin's ability to keep out of sight until the moment he was wanted, began stripping off his clothes and walked through to his sleeping cabin where he knew the handbasin would be precisely two - thirds full of water, with soap, shaving brush, razor freshly stropped, and towel neatly laid out.