shaving cream

noun

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

First recorded in 1825–35

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The bottle of shaving-cream hit upon a stone and was smashed.
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He examined them one after another, and stopped at some recently invented French shaving-cream.
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