Definition of After-shave

1. Noun. A fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving.

Exact synonyms: After-shave Lotion
Specialized synonyms: Bay Rum
Generic synonyms: Lotion

Definition of After-shave

1. Noun. a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of After-shave

after-glows
after-hours
after-image
after-images
after-impression
after-nystagmus
after-parties
after-party
after-potential
after-sail
after-sails
after-school
after-school(a)
after-school special
after-shave (current term)
after-shave lotion
after-shaves
after-taste
after-tastes
after-the-fact
after-time
after-times
after-wit
after a fashion
after all
after bodies
after body
after damp
after dark

Literary usage of After-shave

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Last Witness from a Dirt Road by Bill Hunt (2005)
"And even a bottle of after-shave lotion like my dad used. Smiling at her, I said, "Wow, I've never had any underarm deodorant and what is this. ..."

2. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"... Suffix Unit Article Description 3307 Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations, depilatories and other ..."

3. What Holds Us Together: Social Cohesion in South Africa by David Chidester, Philip Dexter (2004)
"... fact that he used modified paint brushes and methylated spirits in place of after-shave. However, as we have already noted, clients of all racial groups ..."

4. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"... and after shave. It was a seemingly empty plastic bottle whose contents could be reconstituted by adding water. ..."

5. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"It is the small dips, ravines, 'dead' furrows and hollows that need looking after. Shave off the surface of adjoining elevations to fill these, ..."

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