crepature

English

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) a rupture, hernia
  • a wound, crack or chap in the skin

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crepātūra (fissure, crack), crepāre (creak, crack).

Origin

Latin

crepāre

Gloss

creak, crack

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