释义 |
excortication|ɛksˌkɔːrtɪˈkeɪʃən| [f. prec.: see -ation. Cf. F. excortication.] The action of stripping off or peeling the bark (from a tree).
1664Evelyn Sylva (1776) 517 The prejudice accruing thereby as to the Tanner (in regard of the more difficult Excortication). 1725Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Infirmities of trees, Excortication and Bark-Baring. |