- Laniation
- Laniation La`ni*a"tion, n. [L. laniatio.] A tearing in pieces. [R.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
laniation — † laniˈation Obs. 0 [ad. L. laniātiōn em, n. of action f. laniāre to tear.] ‘A tearing like a butcher’ (Cockeram, 1623) … Useful english dictionary