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The daily negotiation between your face and a blade you mostly trust.
means To cut hair off close to the skin with a razor, blade, or sharp edge.
from From Old English sceafan, to scrape or pare — same root as the woodworker's shaving, because skin and timber both lose their surface to a keen edge.
Close callA close shave once meant a literal near-miss with a blade.
Razor yearsHumans have shaved with sharpened flint for millennia.
Penny-shavingCoin-clippers shaved silver edges to skim free metal.