Obs.; also asser. [OFr. acer, later acier:—low L. aciārium steel, properly adj. qualifying ferrum, f. acies point, edge + -ārius adj. affix = concerned with; hence edging or pointing iron.] Steel (properly Fr., but occ. used in early Eng.).
1866. Rogers, Agric. & Prices, I. xix. 470. Steel, sometimes called by its English name, but much more commonly known as asser or acier, is found even more frequently.
