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shave

shave
v. trans.
P. and V. ξῠρεῖν.
Cut the hair:
P. κείρειν.
Cut off one’s own hair:
P. and V. κείρεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀ̆ποκείρεσθαι.
Shaved:
V. ξῠρήκης, Ar. and V. κεκαρμένος.
With head shaved:
V. κρᾶτʼ ἀπεσκυθισμένη (Eur. Tro. 1026).
(You see) my head and hair shaved with the razor: (ὁρᾶς) κρᾶτα πλόκαμόν τʼ ἐσκυθισμένον ξυρῷ (Eur. El. 241).
Wont you look ridiculous with only one-half of your face shaved?
Ar. οὔκουν καταγέλαστος δῆτʼ ἔσει τὴν ἡμίκραιραν τὴν ἑτέραν ψιλὴν ἔχων; (Thesm. 226).
Shave off:
Ar. ἀ̆ποξῠρεῖν.
Graze, touch:
P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.),
Always just shaving past in their ships:
P. ἐν χρῷ ἀεὶ παραπλέοντες (Thuc. 2.84).
Have narrow shave:
see narrow escape, under narrow.

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