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antiscrape

antiscrape adjective: opposing the destructive removal of historic surfaces that may occur during restoration of historic buildings.

Adjective

antiscrape (not comparable)

  1. Opposing the destructive removal of historic surfaces that may occur during restoration of historic buildings.

Origin of antiscrape

From anti- + scrape.

Questions about antiscrape

What does antiscrape mean?
Antiscrape means opposing the destructive removal of historic surfaces that may occur during restoration of historic buildings.
What part of speech is antiscrape?
Antiscrape is an adjective.

Words near antiscrape in the dictionary

  1. antisclerotic
  2. antiscolic
  3. antiscorbutic
  4. antiscorbutical
  5. antiscorbutics
  6. antiscrape
  7. antiscreening
  8. antiscriptural
  9. antiscripturally
  10. antiscrofulous
  11. antiscuff

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