[f. L. abrās- ppl. stem of abrād-ĕre; see prec. Cf. erase and Fr. raser.] To rub off or away; to wear down by friction; to abrade (which is the ordinary form of the word).
1593. Nashe, Christ’s Teares, 37 b. Thy habitation is quite abrased and plowed yppe.
1612. Cockeram, Abrase, to shaue.
1859. W. H. Gregory, Egypt, in 1855–6, I. 253. Sufficient skin has been abrased from thy shins.
1867. Smyth, Sailor’s Wd.-Bk., s.v. Abrase, to dubb or smooth planks.
