Definition of Razure

1. n. The act of erasing or effacing, or the state of being effaced; obliteration. See Rasure.

Definition of Razure

1. Noun. The act of erasing or effacing, or the state of being effaced; obliteration. ¹

2. Noun. An erasure; a change made by erasing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Razure

1. the act of scraping [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Razure

razorbacked hog
razorbacks
razorbills
razorblade
razorblades
razored
razorfish
razorfishes
razoring
razorless
razorlike
razors
razour
razoxane
razures
razz
razzamatazz
razzamatazzes
razzberries
razzberry
razzed
razzes
razzia
razzias
razzing
razzle
razzle-dazzle
razzle dazzle

Literary usage of Razure

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases on Appeal from Scotland, Decided in the House of Peers by David Robertson, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1807)
"... of the ptr- fone claiming on it and a third party, upwards of 30 years before, bat was not then produced. No. no. p. 4^8. An objection of razure in ..."

2. A New Abridgment of the Law by Matthew Bacon (1832)
"R. verdict for the plaintiff it was made the 11th of May by a razure; 80» »>• &P. and it appearing to the court that the declaration was vitiated by, ..."

3. Journal of the Legislative Council of the Colony of New-York: Began the 9th by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan (1861)
"... razure or Interlineation is found in any Deed Brought to be acknowledged besides such as are specifyed in a Memorandum upon the same before the sealing ..."

4. A System of the Laws of the State of Connecticut: In Six Books by Zephaniah Swift (1795)
"Anciently, if there were any razure, or interlineation in a deed, ... and if they found the razure or interlineation to have been done before the execution, ..."

5. A New Abridgement of the Law by Matthew Bacon, Joseph Sayer, Owen Ruffhead, Henry Gwillim (1798)
"... the plaintiff it was made the i ith of May by a razure ; Rep.8o,8i! snd it appearing to the Court that the declaration was (V) vitiated sp «d- by fuch ..."

6. An Abridgment of the Law of Nisi Prius by William Selwyn (1817)
"But if there be any blemish in the bond by razure or interlineation, the execution ought to be proved, although the bond be above 30 years old, ..."

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