Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The little plant Maianthemum Canadense, its barren stalks having but one leaf. Also one-leaf.

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Examples

  • I'm old enough to remember the days when we had to shave with those cheap plastic one-blade disposables - you'd do less damage to your face trying to shave with broken shards of Nautilus shell, like a dull, witless savage.

    Archive 2006-04-01 Mac 2006

  • This is a very basic one-blade razor that would be very useful for removing lint from a sweater, but less adept at catching thick facial hair and left me with neck-rash and one nick.

    Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • At first we were satisfied with one-blade razors, until it was deemed that two were better than one.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2009

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