rasure

noun — 3 senses

rasure

noun

UK /ˈɹeɪʒə/

Etymology 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”).

Law Archaic Scraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order to erase something from the document; erasure, more generally.

Archaic Obliteration, destruction.

Obsolete Shaving the head, or an instance of this; a tonsure.

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