abrasion
The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1910 · p. 2
[In Fr. abrasion; fr. Lat. abrasus, pa. par. of abrado.] [ABRADE.] I. The act or proce of rubbing away. IL The state of being rubbed away. 1. Spec. in Geol.: The attrition or rubbing away of rocks by ice, by contact with other blocks of stone, . if they are well protected by a covering of clay or turf, the marks of abrasion seem capable of enduring for ever." -Lyell: Manual of Geol . , ch. xii. 2. Numis.: The wear and tear of coins. III. That which is rubbed away from bodies.
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