Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To plow; hence, to mark as if by a plow; write; engrave.
- In entomology, having longitudinal and parallel furrows which are distinctly defined, with perpendicular margins, and are separated by wide elevated spaces.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To plow up; also, to engrave; to write.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To plough up.
- verb obsolete To
write orengrave . - adjective entomology, of a pupa Having the appendages free and not attached to the body wall.
Etymologies
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Latin exaratus, past participle of exarare to plough up, to write; ex out + arare to plough.
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