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rasure

UK/ˈɹeɪʒə/

rasure noun: scraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order to erase something from the document; erasure, more generally.

Noun

rasure (countable and uncountable, plural rasures)

  1. (archaic) Scraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order to erase something from the document; erasure, more generally.
  2. (archaic) Obliteration, destruction.
  3. (obsolete) Shaving the head, or an instance of this; a tonsure.

Forms of rasure

pluralrasures

Origin of rasure

From Middle English rasure, from Anglo-Norman rasure, Middle French rasure, from Latin rāsūra (“scraping, shaving”), from the participle stem of rādō (“to scrape, shave”).

Questions about rasure

What does rasure mean?
Rasure means scraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order to erase something from the document; erasure, more generally.
What part of speech is rasure?
Rasure is a noun.
How do you pronounce rasure?
Rasure is pronounced /ˈɹeɪʒə/ (UK).
What is the plural of rasure?
The plural of rasure is rasures.

Words near rasure in the dictionary

  1. rastsvetaevite
  2. Rastus
  3. Rastuses
  4. rasul
  5. rasuls
  6. rasure
  7. rasures
  8. rasvumite
  9. Rasŏn
  10. rat
  11. rat arsed

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