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
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In the vernacular world of bobs—the Italian bob, the French bob, the Baroque bob—Knightley’s haircut is of the straight razor cut variety.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
There’s a foldable straight razor, scissors, beard wash and oil, beard balm and a comb and brush.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
The same goes for the way the pair incorporate items around the room with Jason slamming a book into Desh’s throat, Desh slashing with a straight razor off the sink, and Jason ultimately triumphing by strangling Desh with a towel in the corner of the shower as Desh frantically paws at his face.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Which is not to say the story isn't propulsive from that opening line: Paris Peralta is under arrest because her famous TV-comedian husband is dead and she — scared, brown-skinned, nearly 30 years younger — was found disoriented and holding the straight razor that killed him.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 23 July 2022
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
There’s a foldable straight razor, scissors, beard wash and oil, beard balm and a comb and brush.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
The same goes for the way the pair incorporate items around the room with Jason slamming a book into Desh’s throat, Desh slashing with a straight razor off the sink, and Jason ultimately triumphing by strangling Desh with a towel in the corner of the shower as Desh frantically paws at his face.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Which is not to say the story isn't propulsive from that opening line: Paris Peralta is under arrest because her famous TV-comedian husband is dead and she — scared, brown-skinned, nearly 30 years younger — was found disoriented and holding the straight razor that killed him.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 23 July 2022
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“Straight razor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight%20razor. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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