Definition of Shaving soap

1. Noun. Toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving.

Exact synonyms: Shaving Cream
Generic synonyms: Toilet Articles, Toiletry, Lather, Soapsuds, Suds

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaving Soap

shaven
shavers
shaves
shavetail
shavetails
shavie
shavies
shaving
shaving-brush tree
shaving brush
shaving cramp
shaving cream
shaving creams
shaving foam
shaving soap (current term)
shavings
shaw
shawarma
shawarmas
shawed
shawing
shawirma
shawirmas
shawl
shawl muscle
shawled
shawley
shawleys
shawlie

Literary usage of Shaving soap

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

1. The Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas: Partly Based Upon the 28th by Albert Allis Hopkins (1910)
"The properties most essential to a good shaving soap are softness, ... A very fine shaving soap solution may be made by taking % Ib. of. white Castile soap, ..."

2. The North American Review by Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1891)
"Gentlemen who find that Shaving causes irritation, pimples, a drawing, smarting sen- I sation, will ftnd that the use of tl GENUINE YANKEE shaving soap' ..."

3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"Does all that a perfect shaving soap should do—softens the beard—allays all ... shaving soap The richest crc-am is not as rich and thick as the lather of ..."

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