shaving soap

noun

a special soap for lathering the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving, capable of producing a thick lather due to its high fat content and low alkalinity.

Origin of shaving soap

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby shaving soap

shavie, shaving, shaving brush, shaving cream, shaving horse, shaving soap, shavuot, shavuoth, shaw, shaw, george bernard, shawabti

Example sentences from the Web for shaving soap

  • You step into your neighbor's room and find him washing his stockings with shaving-soap.

    She Buildeth Her House |Will Comfort

  • Now Lizarann knew perfectly well that the fish-shop was next door to where her daddy bought his shaving-soap.

    It Never Can Happen Again |William De Morgan

  • Pawed-over heaps of tooth-brushes and combs and packages of shaving-soap.

    Main Street |Sinclair Lewis

  • Edwards had the sun-glass, shaving-soap and brush, and other things to correspond with mine.

    Three Times and Out |Nellie L. McClung