ILLAQUEATION

Etymology

Noun

illaqueation (plural illaqueations)

(obsolete) Trapping or entangling someone or something in a noose, snaring; hanging.

A snare; a trap.

The process of pulling away an inverted eyelash by passing a loop of thread behind it.

Source: Wiktionary


Il*la`que*a"tion, n.

1. The act of catching or insnaring. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

2. A snare; a trap. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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