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shaveable en · ADJ

Etymology

From shave + -able.

Meanings

1. Capable of being (easily) shaved.
   • For my part, I think we ought to rejoice that this same beard is of real tangible shaveable hair. 1863, Jemima Montgomery Tautphoeus, At Odds: Volume 2, page 253:
   • In this new decade, diapers morphed into status symbols. The industry became overrun with a new generation of marketing geniuses. Youngsters not yet of a shaveable age,^([sic]) spewed forth designer diapers with the regularity of Old Faithful. 2001, Kim Bolton, Chris Wave, Conversations at the Girlville Diner:

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