Cutting and Shaving

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Cutting noun - A piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting.

Usage example: a bag full of grass cuttings

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Shaving and cutting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shaving" instead a noun "Cutting".

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Shaving noun - A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something.

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Cutting and shaving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead a noun "Shaving".

Nearby Words: shave, shaved, shaver, shaven

A standing custom in Roman times was to wear ragged clothing and stop shaving or cutting their hair to show mourning or to inspire pity when prosecuted.

Source: Beard of Sorrow
The Lord of the Rings Alternate Timeline fic Saruman of many Devices features the disgraced lord of Dorwinion intentionally "cutting himself shaving" so as to avoid an inevitable death sentence, allowing his son to inherit.

Source: Cut Himself Shaving
Edward II is given one as well after his abdication, his gaolers forcefully shaving his beard and cutting through his hair to trim them with a dulled knife and cold water.

Source: Literature / The Accursed Kings

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