shaving

First he takes about a double handful of shavings out of his grego pocket, and places them carefully before the idol; then laying a bit of ship biscuit on top and applying the flame from the lamp, he kindled the shavings into a sacrificial blaze.

A scent of pine-wood from a tentlike pile of planks outside the open door mingled itself with the scent of the elder-bushes which were spreading their summer snow close to the open window opposite; the slanting sunbeams shone through the transparent shavings that flew before the steady plane, and lit up the fine grain of the oak panelling which stood propped against the wall.

This was an easy thing, for the carpenter had been thrusting his shavings into the furnace throughout the passage.

It was full of little brown chips that looked like the shavings of some root.

Jane was the Cook; but she never did any cooking, because the dinner had been bought ready-made, in a box full of shavings.

These I whittled into shavings or split into kindling.

Literature; large print, respectfully descriptive of getting up at eight, shaving close at a quarter past, breakfasting at nine, going to the City at ten, coming home at half-past five, and dining at seven.

Matvey was followed by the barber with all the necessaries for shaving.

Shaving was not an easy task, for his hand continued to shake very much; and shaving requires attention, even when you don't dance while you are at it.

And when we had done that George wanted the shaving tackle.

There goes a shaving thinking of nothing in the world but of itself, a mere chip!

There is not even a toilet glass on my table, and I had to get the little shaving glass from my bag before I could either shave or brush my hair.