shaving soap
- noun
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jabón de afeitar
- Each morning, he prepares his shaving soap in a bowl to create a rich lather.
Examples
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He was walking better now, and certainly smelled better, and found a way to shave each morning, using a straight razor and a brush in a cup of hard shaving soap.
Fiction book (2000) -
The scent of the shaving soap filled the bathroom as he began his morning routine.
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The thing is, there are dozens of these shaving soap companies.
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And I demonstrated shaving soap at the five-and-dime.
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His razor and shaving soap were on the bathroom sink.
Fiction book (2000) -
A strange smell of shaving soap and cosmetics pervaded the shower.
Fiction book (1996) -
I squeezed a small amount of the menthol shaving soap from the tube into my hands, lathered up, and got to work.
Blog text (1) -
"She sat on the edge of the tub and dipped a wedge of shaving soap into the water, rubbing it into lather."
Fiction book (1992) -
He applied the shaving soap to his face before using his razor.
Synonyms
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1.0
A light foam you put on your face to make beard hair soft before using a razor
A foamy cream that softens the hair on your face to make cutting with a razor easier
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'soap used for shaving' is directly and compositionally derived from 'shaving' (removing hair with a razor) + 'soap' (a cleansing product). This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern for naming purpose-specific products, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Shaving soap comes from barbers who used a hard soap bar and a brush to work up a thick foam for shaving; they would rub the wet brush on the soap to make a creamy lather. So, it means 'soap that makes a rich lather to soften facial hair before shaving'.