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Sharpened metallic blade used to remove
facial or body hair. Razors were known in the
Bronze Age. The safety razor was patented by
William Henson in 1847; a disposable version
was produced by King Gillette at the start of
the 20th century. The earliest electric
razors date from the 1920s.