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Webster 1913 Edition
Decortication
De-corˊti-ca′tion
,Noun.
[L.
decorticatio
: cf. F. décortication
.] The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat.
Webster 1828 Edition
Decortication
DECORTICA'TION
,Noun.
DECO'RUM, n. [L. to become.]