shaving brush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shaving brush
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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He attended high school by night, while working at a shaving brush factory during the day; and planned to study accountancy but was drafted into the army.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023
He also recommends pairing the set with a badger-hair shaving brush if you’re looking for a sweet, old-school gift that your dad can use every day.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
As we walked back to Holst’s office, we passed a display, for children, that arranged suède gloves, a shaving brush, and a salami against silhouettes of their source animals.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 8, 2017
In his short Renoir stage, he managed to get the soft wispy effect in his tree leaves by dabbing on latex paint with an ordinary shaving brush.
From Time Magazine Archive
Milo’s hand soared up perpendicularly like an eagle and arrested Vittorio’s shaving brush.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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