Defn: A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds. Dunglison.
ABRASIVE
Ab*ra"sive, a.
Defn: Producing abrasion. Ure.
ABRAUM; ABRAUM SALTS
A*braum" or A*braum" salts, n. Etym: [Ger., fr. abräumen to remove.]
Defn: A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.
ABRAXAS A*brax"as, n. Etym: [A name adopted by the Egyptian Gnostic Basilides, containing the Greek letters , , , , , , , which, as numerals, amounted to 365. It was used to signify the supreme deity as ruler of the 365 heavens of his system.]
Defn: A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.
ABRAY
A*bray", v. Etym: [A false form from the preterit abraid, abrayde.]
Defn: See Abraid. [Obs.] Spenser.
ABREACTION
Ab`re*ac"tion, n. [Pref. ab-+ reaction, after G. Abreagirung.]
(Psychotherapy)