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abature

/ˈæb.ə.tjʊɹ/

abature noun: grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.

Noun

abature (plural abatures)

  1. (plural-normally) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.

Forms of abature

pluralabatures

Origin of abature

From Old French abateure, from the verb abatre (“to knock down, to destroy”). See abate.

Questions about abature

What does abature mean?
Abature means grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
What part of speech is abature?
Abature is a noun.
How do you pronounce abature?
Abature is pronounced /ˈæb.ə.tjʊɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of abature?
The plural of abature is abatures.

Words near abature in the dictionary

  1. abattises
  2. abattle
  3. abattoir
  4. abattoirlike
  5. abattoirs
  6. abature
  7. abatures
  8. abatvoix
  9. abatvoixes
  10. abatwa
  11. Abau

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