eraillure

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noun

A flake removed from a lithic flake's bulb of force.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nouneraillure (plural eraillures)

plural eraillures · alternative éraillure

  1. archaeologyA flake removed from a lithic flake's bulb of force.

Origin

  1. Frenchéraillure“scar”
  2. Englisheraillure

Borrowed from French éraillure (“scar”).

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APA

eraillure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eraillure

MLA

“eraillure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eraillure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eraillure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eraillure.

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