razor-edged


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razor-edged

adj
1. having an extremely sharp edge or blade
2. extremely incisive
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References in classic literature ?
A dozen spears were launched at him and a dozen sabers leaped from their scabbards; gleaming, razor-edged weapons they were, but for the instant rendered futile by the terrific speed of the charging beast.
Standing erect beside the prostrate form of the English officer Bertha Kircher, the razor-edged weapon grasped firmly in her hand, faced their captors.
Oddjob, played by Harold Sakata, was famous for attacking 007 with a razor-edged bowler hat.
Any thicker and you should opt for a pruning saw such as the Silky, a Japanese blade with teeth with three razor-edged facets which cut smooth and don't leave loose edges.
Fellow Bond girl Tania Mallet starred as Tilly Masterson in 'Goldfinger' in 1964 where she was killed by villain Oddjob's flying razor-edged bowler hat.
Vandals shattered Victoria Sinclair's living room window, sending razor-edged shards flying into the room.
Worcester native Seren Divine had a tremendous effect on the Worcester poetry scene, writing unabashedly about sex, gender and possessing a razor-edged tongue, Divine transcended the image of the confessional female poet, becoming more of a Sylvia-Plath-turned-rock-star.
It only sold in fairly small numbers and apart from a razor-edged, good-looking shape it was not perhaps special enough to make the grade.
With a budget of just 50 Euros a Sunday Mail investigative reporter amassed a deadly arsenal of flick knives, daggers and razor-edged Ninja-style throwing implements from souvenir gift shops and kiosks in Protaras.
Based on the pre-1939 HType Jensen, the PW boasted a neat, semi razor-edged bodystyle and was to have been powered by a straight-eight Meadows, four-litre power unit which would have given it a mighty punch for its day.
The flesh-eating predators further terrorized local inhabitants by dispatching against them razor-edged feathers like arrows.