Razor-blade
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of razor blade. alt-of, alternative
"As a new article of manufacture, a detachable razor-blade of such thinness and flexibility as to require external support to give rigidity to its cutting edge."
- 1 To cut or scrape with a razor blade or something similar.
"Of course, my friend razor-bladed the offending page from all her own copies, but whenever she read in the schools, some kid always wanted to know, ' Where's that little green man it says in the front?""
- 2 To do something with extreme precision. figuratively
"A sigh slipped between her teeth as she razor-bladed each syllable with her tongue."
Example
More examples"Of course, my friend razor-bladed the offending page from all her own copies, but whenever she read in the schools, some kid always wanted to know, ' Where's that little green man it says in the front?""
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