Meanings
plural shaving soaps
- countableuncountableA type of hard soap used with water and a shaving brush to create a lather that provides lubrication and avoids razor burn during shaving.
Synonyms: shave soap
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of hard soap used with water and a shaving brush to create a lather that provides lubrication and avoids razor burn during shaving.
More synonyms by meaning
nountoiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian сапун за бръснене
- сапун за бръснене (sapun za brăsnene)soap used with a shaving brush to create lather for shaving
Finnish partasaippua, parranajosaippua
- partasaippuasoap used with a shaving brush to create lather for shaving
- parranajosaippuasoap used with a shaving brush to create lather for shaving
German Rasierseife
- Rasierseifesoap used with a shaving brush to create lather for shaving
Polish mydło do golenia
- mydło do goleniasoap used with a shaving brush to create lather for shaving
Swedish raktvål
- raktvålsoap used with a shaving brush to create lather for shaving
Cite this entry
shaving soap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaving%20soap
“shaving soap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaving%20soap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shaving soap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaving%20soap.
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