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Definition: EXCORTICATION

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The act of stripping off bark, or the state of being thus stripped; decortication.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Excortication" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Excortication \Ex*cor`ti*ca"tion\, noun. [Compare to the French expression excortication.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EXCORTICATION

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] The act of stripping off bark. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: EXCORTICATION

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The act of stripping off bark, or the state of being thus stripped; decortication.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EXCORTICATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Excortication \Ex*cor`ti*ca"tion\, noun. [Compare to the French expression excortication.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EXCORTICATION

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] The act of stripping off bark. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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