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The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.

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  1. n. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
  2. n. Stripping of possession; spoliation.
  3. n. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
  4. n. severe censure
  5. 1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion. 2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. Howell.