ETYM Old Eng. rasour, Old Fren. rasur, Late Lat. rasor: cf. French rasoir, Late Lat. rasorium. Related to Raze, Rase.
Used in shaving.
Sharpened metallic blade used to remove facial or body hair. Razors were known in the Bronze Age. The safety razor was patented by William Henson in 1847; a disposable version was produced by King Gillette at the start of the 20th century. The earliest electric razors date from the 1920s.