shave

v. t. [ imp. Shaved p. p. Shaved or Shaven p. pr. & vb. n. Shaving. ] [ OE. shaven, schaven, AS. scafan, sceafan; akin to D. schaven, G. schaben, Icel. skafa, Sw. skafva, Dan. skave, Goth. scaban, Russ. kopate to dig, Gr. ska`ptein, and probably to L. scabere to scratch, to scrape. Cf. Scab, Shaft, Shape. ] 1. To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll shave your crown for this. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The laborer with the bending scythe is seen
Shaving the surface of the waving green. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now shaves with level wing the deep. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To strip; to plunder; to fleece. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To shave a note, to buy it at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows. [ Cant, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]