straight razor
noun
: a razor with a rigid steel cutting blade hinged to a case that forms a handle when the razor is open for use
Examples of straight razor in a Sentence
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However, safety and straight razors are not permitted in carry-on luggage.
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Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
Electric razors and straight razors generally work best for shaving facial hair.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 4 May 2023
Safety razors and straight razors are actually quite easy to shave with (and get you a close shave), but there is a small learning curve.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 29 June 2023
The blade of a straight razor actually folds into the handle.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 4 May 2023
But first, some insight on straight razors, with expertise from barber Herson Rodriguez at Blind Barber Chicago.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023
Valle held up a handmade straight razor whose handle was studded with plastic gems.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
That leaves one other key razor type on the table: The straight razor.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023
Dermaplaning uses a scalpel blade, and shaving uses a straight razor blade.
—Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
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Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
Electric razors and straight razors generally work best for shaving facial hair.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 4 May 2023
Safety razors and straight razors are actually quite easy to shave with (and get you a close shave), but there is a small learning curve.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 29 June 2023
The blade of a straight razor actually folds into the handle.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 4 May 2023
But first, some insight on straight razors, with expertise from barber Herson Rodriguez at Blind Barber Chicago.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023
Valle held up a handmade straight razor whose handle was studded with plastic gems.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
That leaves one other key razor type on the table: The straight razor.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023
Dermaplaning uses a scalpel blade, and shaving uses a straight razor blade.
—Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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