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razour

razour is the obsolete spelling of razor.

Meaning of razor

Noun

razor (plural razors)

  1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
  2. Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
    • These are fellows who shun the three-, four- and five-blade contraptions and canned goops for an older mode of shaving that they insist remains the ideal: a straight razor or a safety razor with a double-edged blade, and a fine English cream lathered and applied with a badger-hair brush.2007 July 1, Jake Mooney, “For Aficionados of Shaving, la Crème de la Crème”, in The New York Times
  3. The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
  4. A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.
    • Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor

See all 6 meanings of razor

Forms of razour

pluralrazours

Questions about razour

What is razour the obsolete spelling of?
Razour is the obsolete spelling of razor.

Words near razour in the dictionary

  1. razorstrop
  2. razorstrops
  3. razorwire
  4. razory
  5. Razos
  6. razour
  7. razours
  8. razoxane
  9. razure
  10. razures
  11. razz

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