shaving

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the act of removing hair with a razor
noun a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
noun the act of brushing against while passing

He’s covered with shavings anyhow. — Ulysses, James Joyce
He searched among the shavings--no one! — The Adventures of Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi
I will throw three rows of shavings." — More Russian Picture Tales, Valerian Viliamovich Karrik

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