shaving cream

noun

a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.

Origin of shaving cream

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby shaving cream

shavian, shaviana, shavie, shaving, shaving brush, shaving cream, shaving horse, shaving soap, shavuot, shavuoth, shaw

Example sentences from the Web for shaving cream

  • The bottle of shaving-cream hit upon a stone and was smashed.

    The Peace Egg and Other tales |Juliana Horatia Ewing

  • He examined them one after another, and stopped at some recently invented French shaving-cream.

    The Fallen Leaves |Wilkie Collins