n. [ L. rasura, fr. radere, rasum, to scrape, to shave. See Rase, v. ] 1. The act of rasing, scraping, or erasing; erasure; obliteration. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a writing or print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an erasure. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Erase. ] 1. The act of erasing; a scratching out; obliteration. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the place where something has been erased. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]