straight razor
noun
: a razor with a rigid steel cutting blade hinged to a case that forms a handle when the razor is open for use
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Layo customized said extensions with a straight razor cut to ensure the style felt fresh and modern while paying homage to vintage glamour. 
Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2022 Customers will be able to request everything from hot towel shave treatments to straight razor shaves. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 No more haircuts, trims and straight razor shaves for an adoring public that travels from distant lands to this small shop on the high plains of northern Arizona. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2022 An attraction to the art of straight razor shaving led her to carve a new career path. Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022 Trust Tim Burton to take on Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony-winning 1979 musical about a Victorian barber who gleefully turns his customers into meat pies — and let Johnny Depp wig out with a straight razor in the title role. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2022 Jim taken that straight razor away from Harrison yet? Kelly Mcclure, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2021 After Lewis’ death in 2020 of pancreatic cancer, shop owner Jared Scott spoke about the first time Lewis came into his business for a hot shave with a straight razor. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021 There’s a very cake-and-it-too approach to the way the movie takes a straight razor to the collective romanticizing of Swinging Sixties London. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2021 See More
Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2022 Customers will be able to request everything from hot towel shave treatments to straight razor shaves. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 No more haircuts, trims and straight razor shaves for an adoring public that travels from distant lands to this small shop on the high plains of northern Arizona. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2022 An attraction to the art of straight razor shaving led her to carve a new career path. Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022 Trust Tim Burton to take on Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony-winning 1979 musical about a Victorian barber who gleefully turns his customers into meat pies — and let Johnny Depp wig out with a straight razor in the title role. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2022 Jim taken that straight razor away from Harrison yet? Kelly Mcclure, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2021 After Lewis’ death in 2020 of pancreatic cancer, shop owner Jared Scott spoke about the first time Lewis came into his business for a hot shave with a straight razor. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021 There’s a very cake-and-it-too approach to the way the movie takes a straight razor to the collective romanticizing of Swinging Sixties London. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above