shave
ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
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. κρᾶτʼ ἀπεσκυθισμένη (Eur., Tro. 1026).
(You see) my head and hair shaved with the razor: (ὁρᾶς) κρᾶτα πλόκαμόν τʼ ἐσκυθισμένον ξυρῷ (Eur., El. 241).
Wont you look ridiculous with only one-half of your face shaved? Ar. οὔκουν καταγέλαστος δῆτʼ ἔσει τὴν ἡμίκραιραν τὴν ἑτέραν ψιλὴν ἔχων; (Thesm. 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.
