perfrication

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noun

A thorough rubbing, as with an ointment or embrocation.

OriginMedieval Latin perfricātiō →
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Meanings

nounperfrication (countable and uncountable, plural perfrications)

plural perfrications

  1. archaiccountableuncountablemedicineA thorough rubbing, as with an ointment or embrocation.

    After some daily perfrications, an exudation of yellowish concretion appears upon the surface, which at the same time becomes tender or sore from the application.

    1842, The Veterinarian, volume 15, page 291

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinperfricātiō
  2. Englishperfrication

From Medieval Latin perfricātiō, from perfricō.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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