Exarate
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Exarate
To plow up; also, to engrave; to write.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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exarate
To plow; hence, to mark as if by a plow; write; engrave. -
exarate
In entomology, having longitudinal and parallel furrows which are distinctly defined, with perpendicular margins, and are separated by wide elevated spaces.
Etymology
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary L. exaratus, p. p. of exarare, to plow up, to write; ex, out + arare, to plow