rasure

noun

ra·​sure ˈrā-shər 

-zhər

: erasure, obliteration

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French rasure, borrowed from Latin rāsūra, from rāsus (past participle of rādere "to scrape, scratch, pare away, shave") + -ūra -ure — more at rase

First Known Use

1508, in the meaning defined above