† fricationn.
Obsolete.
1. The action or process of chafing or rubbing (the body) with the hands. Cf. fricace n. and friction n. 1.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > physiotherapy > [noun] > rubbing with hands
fricace1541
frication1541
friction1581
stroking1587
stroke1631
chirapsy1828
1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 75 b Then increase fricacions and exercise by litel & litel.
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §58 Gentle Frication draweth forth the Nourishment, by making the Parts a little Hungry.
1661 K. W. Confused Characters 83 This quackroyall is..never so happy as when he's..telling them..how many humors he hath asswaged by frication.
1694 R. Burthogge Ess. Reason 85 By..a strong Frication of the eye from without.
2. The action of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; friction.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > rubbing or friction > [noun]
frotting?c1225
chafinga1398
rubbinga1398
confricationc1400
frettingc1400
attrition1601
fricacing1607
perfrication1607
triture1607
affrication1615
affriction1615
confriction1617
rub1618
frication1631
intertrigation1651
perfriction1656
friction1718
interfrication1747
adhesion1825
chafe1848
interfriction1854
1631 E. Jorden Disc. Nat. Bathes (1669) v. 29 Some woods that are unctuous..which yield fire by frication.
1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iii. 156 A well polished Stick of hard Wax (immediately after frication) will..move the Directory Needle.
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Shrouding They [trees] need no fence..as standing in no Danger of the Brousings and Frications of Cattle or Conies.
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