excoriation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: excoriation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for excoriation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
excoriation n an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation] severe censure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excoriation \Exco`ria"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excoriation.] 1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion. 2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. --Howell.