Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shaving \Shav"ing\, n.
   1. The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically,
      the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.

   2. That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off
      with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting
      instrument. ``Shaving of silver.'' --Chaucer.

   {Shaving brush}, a brush used in lathering the face
      preparatory to shaving it.

Source : WordNet®

shaving brush
     n : a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving