abature
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French abateure, from the verb abatre (“to knock down, to destroy”). See abate.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ə.tjʊɹ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editabature (plural abatures)
- (usually in the plural) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them. [Late 16th century.][1]
References
edit- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abature”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.