Pronounced: MUH-rau-ski, noun
Notes: I’ve not run across this word, but you probably know its synonym
Yesterday’s word
The word abrade means “to scrape off or to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid- to late 1600s
Background / Comments
I think I’ve run across this word – it certainly has a good, useful meaning. Once again, we look to Latin; our word comes from the Latin word abrādere (to scrape away from), which comes from ab- (away from) and rādere (to scrape).
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