Shav"ing, n.
1.
The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.
2.
That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument.
"
Shaving of silver."
Chaucer.
Shaving brush, a brush used in lathering the face preparatory to shaving it.
© Webster 1913.