excortication (usually uncountable, plural excortications)
The act of stripping off bark, or the state of being thus stripped.
• decortication
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cor`ti*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. excortication.]
Definition: The act of stripping off bark, or the state of being thus stripped; decortication.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2025
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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