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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abrade \Ab*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr & vb
n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere abrasum to scrape off ab +
radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.]
To rub or wear off to waste or wear away by friction; as to
abrade rocks. --Lyell.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
abraded
adj : having the skin scraped off "skinned knees and scraped
elbows" [syn: {scraped}, {skinned}]
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