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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 937 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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RAZOR (O.F. razor, mod. rasoir, from racer, to scrape, rase,
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Late
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Lat. rasare, frequentative of radere, to scrape)  , a
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sharp-edged cutting
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instrument, used for shaving the
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hair and
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beard . The typical
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razor consists of a blade, usually curving slightly back-
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ward, folding into a handle, to which it is fastened by a tang and
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rivet . The back of the blade is thick and the sides are hollowed or slope to the
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fine edge (see
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CUTLERY) . In
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modern times various forms of safety-razor have been invented, in which the blade fits into a fixed handle with a toothed or
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comb-like
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shield which protects the
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face from cutting .

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