Other forms: shavings
A shaving is a thin curl of wood taken off by a blade. Wood shavings, sweep up the shavings, a pile of shavings.
The shape tells you about the tool: a long unbroken curl means a sharp blade set fine, and dust means a blunt one. Shavings are used for animal bedding and for lighting fires. It is usually plural in this sense.
1nounshavingA thin curl of wood taken off by a blade.
“Wood shavings curled up from the carpenter's plane and fell to the floor.”
shaving is a piece of wood.