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- Bart Kosko
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| Capillotomer | ||
| An automatic shaving machine |
Not much more than the name for this item; every guy can appreciate this one.
| He pushed his face for a moment into the capillotomer. Shave completed, the booth sprayed him with scent and dusted him off. He was beginning to feel like himself again. |
| From Beyond This Horizon,
by Robert Heinlein. Published by Astounding Science Fiction in 1942 Additional resources -
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This word is cleverly formulated from the latin roots for capil hair plus otomy - the act of cutting.
As far as I know, there is no such thing as a truly automatic shaver.
Compare to the depilatory soap from Gravy Planet (1952) by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth).
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