shaving brush
noun
a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
Origin of shaving brush
1First recorded in 1830–40
Words Nearby shaving brush
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How to use shaving brush in a sentence
It wasn't the spare sponge; it wasn't the extra shaving-brush; it wasn't the second pair of bedroom slippers.
Happy Days | Alan Alexander MilneA soft brush like a shaving-brush is more convenient than the sponge.
As no shaving-brush was available, the piou-piou in the next bed lathered him with his tooth-brush.
The White Road to Verdun | Kathleen BurkeHe had collected a few crude paints from the natives of the district, and had painted the arms with an old shaving-brush.
The Story of Baden-Powell | Harold BegbieIt is surmised that he swallowed my guest's shaving brush and tooth brush, for they have never been found.
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies | Frank Worthington
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