Razor \Ra"zor\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r), 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; also called a {straight  razor}. "Take thee a barber's razor." --Ezek. v. 1.
      
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   2. a device used for shaving, having a replaceable blade with
      a very sharp edge; also called {safety razor}. Also a
      similar device, made of plastic, in which the blade is
      neither replaceable nor can be sharpened, intended to be
      discarded after the blade dulls -- called a {disposable  razor}.
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   3. (Zool.) A tusk of a wild boar.
      
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   {Razor fish}. (Zool.)
      (a) A small Mediterranean fish ({Coryphaena 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} (Zool.), the European goat-sucker.

   {Razor shell} (Zool.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to
      {Solen} and allied genera, especially {Solen ensis} (or
      {Ensatella ensis}), and {Solen Americana}, which have a
      long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor
      handle in shape. Called also {razor clam}, {razor fish},
      {knife handle}.

   {Razor stone}. Same as {Novaculite}.

   {Razor strap}, or {razor strop}, a strap or strop used in
      sharpening razors.
      
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