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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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