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abrase
▪ I. † abrase, ppl. a. Obs. (əˈbreɪs) [ad. L. abrās-us, pa. pple. of abrādĕre: see abrade.] Rubbed smooth; rubbed clear from all markings; unoccupied, clean, blank. (Cf. L. tabula rasa.)1600 B. Jonson Cynthia's Revels v. vii. 42 A nymph as pure and simple as the Soule, or as an abrase Table. 1688 R.... Oxford English Dictionary
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abrasing
† aˈbrasing, vbl. n. Obs. [f. abrase v. + -ing1.] The act of scraping or rubbing off; abrading.1482 Monk of Evesham (1869) 83, I sawe suche persons by full ofte betyngys and abrasyng of naylys alto toryn. Oxford English Dictionary
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abrasive
abrasive, a. and n. (əˈbreɪsɪv) [f. L. abrās-us: see abrase + -ive; as if from a L. *abrāsīvus.] A. adj. a. Having the property of abrading.1875 Ure Dict. Arts s.v. Abrasion, The abrasive tool or grinder is exactly a counterpart of the form to be produced. 1880 G. C. Wallich in Athen. 6 Mar. 316 To ... Oxford English Dictionary
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