shaving cream
- a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
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Origin of shaving cream
First recorded in 1825–35
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The bottle of shaving-cream hit upon a stone and was smashed.
The Peace Egg and Other talesJuliana Horatia Ewing
He examined them one after another, and stopped at some recently invented French shaving-cream.
The Fallen LeavesWilkie Collins