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† ˈustion Obs.
[a. OF. ustion (13th c., = Sp. ustion, It. ustione, Pg. ustão), ad. L. ūstiōn-em, noun of action f. ūst-us, pa. pple. of ūrĕre to burn. Cf. adustion, inustion.]
1. The action of burning, or fact of being burnt.
1567J. Maplet Gr. Forest 10 Likewise Incision..kepeth the place of vstion, free and cleare from yll smelling and rancoring. 1617Woodall Surg. Mate (1639) 274 Vstion is a preparation of things..by burning them in a crucible, or in the fire. 1673Phil. Trans. VIII. 6132 All these to be further examined by..Arefaction, Assation, Ustion, Calcination. 1728Chambers Cycl. s.v., The Ustion of Minerals, is a more imperfect kind of Calcination. 1778Pryce Min. Cornub. 241 It may be worth enquiry, whether..Ores..may not be advanced in value by a previous ustion. 1802Trans. Soc. Arts XX. 209 Another [cause of the fetid smell]..is ustion or burning the [fish-] oil.
2. The action of searing; cauterization.
1588J. Read tr. Arcæus' Meth. curing Woundes 60 That imperfection..cannot bee holpen without vstion or burning. 1638A. Read Chirurg. ii. 14 Wee ought not, but upon great necessitie, to have recourse to ustion. 1651Biggs New Disp. ⁋256 They..have stoutly played the Vulcans, and have appointed also Arabick ustions..for the sciatica. 1684tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. xix. 712 The ustion of the Ioynts that was grown out of use, has been restored. 1737Bracken Farriery Impr. (1756) I. 319 Ustion or Burning was the Remedy most used.
b. A place or surface presenting the appearance of being seared or cauterized.
1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 255 The roote of the greater Siler..cureth those cold vstions in the flesh or belly, when the place looketh blacke or looseth sence.
3. fig. Concupiscence; libidinous desire. rare.
1559[see urn v.1 1]. 1624Sanderson Serm. I. 228 Marriage,..the sole allowed remedy against..burning lusts; by the apostle..commanded in case of ustion to all men. |