LACERATION
Lac`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L.laceratio: cf. F. lacération.]
1. The act of lacerating.
2. A breach or wound made by lacerating. Arbuthnot.
LACERATIVE
Lac"er*a*tive, a.
Defn: Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; as, lacerative humors. Harvey.
LACERT
La"cert, n. Etym: [OE. lacerte. See Lacertus.]
Defn: A muscle of the human body. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LACERTA
La*cer"ta, n. Etym: [L. lacertus the arm.]
Defn: A fathom. [Obs.] Domesday Book.
LACERTA
La*cer"ta, n. Etym: [L. a lizard. See Lizard.]