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31erase — [17] Like abrade, rascal, rase and razor, erase comes ultimately from Latin rādere ‘scrape’. This formed the basis of a compound verb ērādere ‘scrape out, scrape off’ (its first element is the Latin prefix ex ‘out’). Eraser ‘rubber’ seems to be a …
32erase — c.1600, from L. erasus, pp. of eradere scrape out, scrape off, shave, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + radere to scrape (see RAZE (Cf. raze)). Of magnetic tape, from 1945. Related: Erased; erasing …
33erase — [17] Like abrade, rascal, rase and razor, erase comes ultimately from Latin rādere ‘scrape’. This formed the basis of a compound verb ērādere ‘scrape out, scrape off’ (its first element is the Latin prefix ex ‘out’). Eraser ‘rubber’ seems to be a …
34The Giant's Sword — is a locked room mystery short story by Joseph Commings, featuring his detective Brooks U. Banner. It was the last Banner story published in Mystery Digest.Plot SummaryThe story begins in the Quarteraine Art Gallery on 57th Street. Mrs. Estelle… …
35Erase — E*rase ([ e]*r[=a]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erased} ([ e]*r[=a]st ); p. pr. & vb. n.. {Erasing}.] [L. erasus, p. p. of eradere to erase; e out + radere to scrape, scratch, shave. See {Rase}.] 1. To rub or scrape out, as letters or characters… …
36Erased — Erase E*rase ([ e]*r[=a]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erased} ([ e]*r[=a]st ); p. pr. & vb. n.. {Erasing}.] [L. erasus, p. p. of eradere to erase; e out + radere to scrape, scratch, shave. See {Rase}.] 1. To rub or scrape out, as letters or… …
37Erasing — Erase E*rase ([ e]*r[=a]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erased} ([ e]*r[=a]st ); p. pr. & vb. n.. {Erasing}.] [L. erasus, p. p. of eradere to erase; e out + radere to scrape, scratch, shave. See {Rase}.] 1. To rub or scrape out, as letters or… …
38living — liv|ing1 [ lıvıŋ ] adjective count *** 1. ) usually before noun alive at the present time: He has no living relatives. She s arguably the sexiest living movie star. a ) the living all the people who are alive 2. ) only before noun living… …
39living — [[t]lɪ̱vɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ livings 1) N COUNT: usu sing The work that you do for a living is the work that you do in order to earn the money that you need. Father never talked about what he did for a living... He earns his living doing all kinds of… …
40living — I UK [ˈlɪvɪŋ] / US adjective *** 1) a) [usually before noun] alive at the present time He has no living relatives. She s arguably the sexiest living film star. b) the living all the people who are alive 2) [only before noun] living creatures are… …
