shaving cream


noun
  1. 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.

Origin of shaving cream

1
First recorded in 1825–35

Words Nearby shaving cream

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How to use shaving cream in a sentence

  • It also revealed that he brushed his teeth with Ultra Brite, washed with Palmolive, and shaved with Noxzema shaving cream.

    Hoover’s Secret Files | Ronald Kessler | August 2, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Having Mulcaire under contract is a lot more dangerous to you than shaving cream.

    Rupert’s See-No-Evil Tactics | Geoffrey Robertson | July 19, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Hearing Halted: The “Outrageous” Incident A punch, a jump and a pile of shaving cream brought the testimony to a screeching halt.

  • The cigar store had a counter display of a bargain buy of razor blades combined with some unknown brand of shaving cream.

  • As a result of an orderly childhood, he replaced the wooden trap and kicked the shaving cream jar against a garbage can.

    Deadly City | Paul W. Fairman
  • He raised himself up until he was eye-level with a discarded shaving cream jar lying on the bricks of an alley.

    Deadly City | Paul W. Fairman
  • He stopped in the drugstore and filled his pockets with soap, a razor, shaving cream and face lotion.

    Deadly City | Paul W. Fairman
  • He stood moodily aside, looking on but never offering to purchase shaving cream or other masculine requirements.

    The Comings of Cousin Ann | Emma Speed Sampson