aftershave en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- English shave English aftershave From after- + shave.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books.
2013, Robert L. Buyer, Ursula T. Coute, Following the North Star, page 26:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aftershaves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| after-shave | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (24)
fi partavesi (lotion, gel or liquid) · nl aftershave (lotion, gel or liquid) · ru гель (lotion, gel or liquid) · cmn 須後水 /须后水 (lotion, gel or liquid) · ca loció postafaitat (lotion, gel or liquid) · sv rakvatten (lotion, gel or liquid) · mk лосио́н (lotion, gel or liquid) · ro aftershave (lotion, gel or liquid) · sv aftershave (lotion, gel or liquid) · fr après-rasage (lotion, gel or liquid) · ga lóis iarbhearrtha (lotion, gel or liquid) · ru лосьо́н (lotion, gel or liquid) · mk ко́лонска во́да (lotion, gel or liquid) · de Rasierwasser (lotion, gel or liquid) · de Aftershave (lotion, gel or liquid) · ja アフターシェーブ (lotion, gel or liquid) · hu arcszesz (lotion, gel or liquid) · tl losyon sa bagong-ahit (lotion, gel or liquid) · it dopobarba (lotion, gel or liquid) · ko 애프터셰이브 (lotion, gel or liquid) · pt pós-barba (lotion, gel or liquid) · cy sent eillio (lotion, gel or liquid) · ru одеколо́н (lotion, gel or liquid) · fi partageeli (lotion, gel or liquid)