shaving

Alluding to the custom of the Indian of shaving off all the hair except the scalp-lock.

The shaving and the kick might fittingly have been suppressed with dignity added to the picture of stern Wamba on horseback.

There were no looking-glasses in the Presbytery but uncle had a piece not bigger than my two hands for his shaving.

He was shaving, and in consequence his sentences were a little jerky.

The custom of shaving and nicking the head of a fool is very old.

The barber now came forward and insisted on shaving all those who were for the first time crossing the line.

They still kept up this shaving procession as late as four or five years ago.

"I shall not go back," said Herman stolidly, and finished his shaving.

He emptied the milk into his shaving mug, and used the tin to boil water in, holding it over the gas jet.

This is accomplished by shaving the crown and applying thereto a succession of piping hot pancakes.