Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shaving \Shav"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically,
the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.
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2. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Shaving brush, a brush used in lathering the face
preparatory to shaving it.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shaving brush
n 1: a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving