shave

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

P. and V. ξυρεῖν.

cut the hair: P. κείρειν.

cut off one's own hair: P. and V. κείρεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀποκείρεσθαι.

shaved: V. ξυρήκης, Ar. and V. κεκαρμένος.

with head shaved: V. κρᾶτ' ἀπεσκυθισμένη (Eur., Troades 1026).

(you see) my head and hair shaved with the razor: (ὁρᾶς) κρᾶτα πλόκαμόν τ' ἐσκυθισμένον ξυρῷ (Eur., Electra 241).

wont you look ridiculous with only one-half of your face shaved? Ar. οὔκουν καταγέλαστος δῆτ' ἔσει τὴν ἡμίκραιραν τὴν ἑτέραν ψιλὴν ἔχων; (Thesmophoriazusae 226).

shave off: Ar. ἀποξυρεῖν.

graze, touch: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.),

always just shaving past in their ships: P. ἐν χρῷ ἀεὶ παραπλέοντες (Thuc. 2, 84).

have narrow shave: see narrow escape, under narrow.