‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. + 'i`sos equal) + ko`rh pupil. ] (Med.) Inequality of the pupils of the eyes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

a. [ L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See Cuirass. ] 1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. coriandrum, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, perh. fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; bug, on account of the buglike or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F. coriandre. ] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ Prop. Sp. escorial, i. e., a hill or heap of rubbish, earth, and stones brought out of a mine, fr. escoria dross of metal, L. scoria, fr. Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Scoria. ] A palace and mausoleum of the kings of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid; called also escurial. It was erected in 1563-1584 and contains a monastery. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ The ground plan is said to be in the form of a gridiron, the structure being designed in honor of St. Lawrence, who suffered martyrdom by being broiled on a gridiron; but the resemblance is very slight. It is nearly square, inclosing several courts, and has a projecting mass which stands for the handle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Capable of being excoriated. [ 1913 Webster ]

The scaly covering of fishes, . . . even in such as are excoriatable. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Excoriated p. pr. & vb. n. excoriating ] [ L. excoriare; ex out + corium hide. cf. Scourge; see Cuirass. ] To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. excoriation. ] 1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Scoriae [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; dung, ordure. ] 1. The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected after the reduction of metallic ores; dross. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Scoriaceous. E. A. Poe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. scoriacé. ] Of or pertaining to scoria; like scoria or the recrement of metals; partaking of the nature of scoria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl.) The doctrine or belief of the Stercoranists. [ 1913 Webster ]