rasure

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UK/ˈɹeɪʒə/

noun

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

OriginMiddle English rasure ← Anglo-Norman rasure ← Middle French rasure →
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Meanings

nounrasure (countable and uncountable, plural rasures)

plural rasures

  1. archaiccountableuncountablelawScraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order to erase something from the document; erasure, more generally.
  2. archaiccountableuncountableObliteration, destruction.
  3. countableobsoleteuncountableShaving the head, or an instance of this; a tonsure.

Origin

  1. Latinrāsūra“scraping, shaving”
  2. Middle Frenchrasure
  3. Anglo-Normanrasure
  4. Middle Englishrasure
  5. Englishrasure

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”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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