[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shave \shave\, n. as. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. see
   shave, v. t.
   1. a thin slice; a shaving. --wright.
      1913 webster

   2. a cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
      1913 webster

   3.
      a an exorbitant discount on a note. cant, u.s.
      b a premium paid for an extension of the time of
          delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock
          contract in any particular. cant, u.s. --n. biddle.
          1913 webster

   4. a hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at
      each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
      1913 webster

   5. the act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze;
      as, the bullet missed by a close shave. colloq.
      1913 webster

   shave grass bot., the scouring rush. see the note under
      equisetum.

   shave hook, a tool for scraping metals, consisting of a
      sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and
      handle.
      1913 webster
see also:
shave shave grass equisetum shave hook 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dutch \dutch\, a. d. duitsch german; or g. deutsch, orig.,
   popular, national, od. dietsc, mhg. diutsch, tiutsch, ohg.
   diutisk, fr. diot, diota, a people, a nation; akin to as.
   pe'od, os. thiod, thioda, goth. piuda; cf. lith. tauta
   land, oir. tuath people, oscan touto. the english have
   applied the name especially to the germanic people living
   nearest them, the hollanders. cf. derrick, teutonic.
   pertaining to holland, or to its inhabitants.
   1913 webster

   dutch auction. see under auction.

   dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim
      milk.

   dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in holland. it is
      yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape.

   dutch clover bot., common white clover trifolium
      repens, the seed of which was largely imported into
      england from holland.

   dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers
      sing at the same time different songs. slang

   dutch courage, the courage of partial intoxication. slang
      --marryat.

   dutch door, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so
      arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened,
      while the upper part remains open.

   dutch foil, dutch leaf, or dutch gold, a kind of brass
      rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in
      holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also dutch
      mineral, dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf.
      

   dutch liquid chem., a thin, colorless, volatile liquid,
      c2h4cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal
      odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or
      olefiant gas; -- called also dutch oil. it is so called
      because discovered in 1795 by an association of four
      hollandish chemists. see ethylene, and olefiant.

   dutch oven, a tin screen for baking before an open fire or
      kitchen range; also, in the united states, a shallow iron
      kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals.

   dutch pink, chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in
      distemper, and for paper staining. etc. --weale.

   dutch rush bot., a species of horsetail rush or
      equisetum equisetum hyemale having a rough,
      siliceous surface, and used for scouring and polishing; --
      called also scouring rush, and shave grass. see
      equisetum.

   dutch tile, a glazed and painted ornamental tile, formerly
      much exported, and used in the jambs of chimneys and the
      like.
      1913 webster

   note: dutch was formerly used for german.
         1913 webster

               germany is slandered to have sent none to this
               war the crusades at this first voyage; and that
               other pilgrims, passing through that country,
               were mocked by the dutch, and called fools for
               their pains.                       --fuller.
         1913 webster
see also:
derrick teutonic dutch auction auction dutch cheese dutch clinker 
dutch clover trifolium repens dutch concert dutch courage dutch door 
dutch foil dutch leaf dutch gold dutch mineral dutch metal 
brass foil bronze leaf dutch liquid c2h4cl2 dutch oil 
ethylene olefiant dutch oven dutch pink dutch rush 
equisetum equisetum hyemale scouring rush shave grass dutch tile 

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