shaving

A thin slice or sliver, as of wood or metal, that is shaved off.

The act of one that shaves.

The act of one who shaves; the removal of the beard or hair of the head with a razor; the use of a razor for removing the beard.

A thin slice pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument; especially, a thin slice of wood cut off by a plane or a planing-machine.

In leather manufacturing, a process which follows skiving, and consists in removing inequalities and roughnesses by means of the curriers' knife, leaving the leather of uniform thickness, and with a fine smooth surface on the flesh side.