Scarification Definition

skerəfikāzhən
scarifications
noun
The act of scarifying.
Webster's New World
Scratches or cuts made by scarifying.
Webster's New World

The act of scarifying - of raking the ground harshly to remove weeds etc.

Wiktionary

A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Scarification

Noun

Singular:
scarification
Plural:
scarifications

Scarification Sentence Examples

  • Michigan Modification Articles and information regarding piercing, tattooing, scarification, as well as surgical and nonsurgical modifications.

  • Possibly the flesh was boiled off the bones at once ("scarification"), or left to rot in separate cists awhile; afterwards the skeletons were collected and the cists re-used.

  • Light, alternating temperatures, chilling, nitrate and seed scarification can all help to promote germination.

  • In tribal societies in which climate and custom permit scant clothing, body scarification is common and considered as artistically and socially valuable.

  • This was probably due to scarification of the seed coat during mechanical harvesting.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCA

Words Ending With

NONION

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