shaving brush

a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.

Origin of shaving brush

First recorded in 1830–40

He went on working his soap into a lather with his shaving-brush.

Monsieur, Madame and Bebe, Complete |Gustave Droz
As no shaving-brush was available, the piou-piou in the next bed lathered him with his tooth-brush.

The White Road to Verdun |Kathleen Burke
A soft brush like a shaving-brush is more convenient than the sponge.

The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences |Sarah N. Randolph
I tried it upright on the top of the cup; it looked like a shaving-brush, and the goblet might be intended to make the lather.

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) |John Gibson Lockhart

The hairs, which are about half an inch long, diverge a little, and form a tuft not very unlike a shaving-brush.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) |William Kirby