RASURE

rasure. Rasure, n. the act of scraping out, a dash, a blot

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Ra″sure (rā″zhū̍r; 135), n. [[L. rasura, fr. radere, rasum, to scrape, to shave. See Rase, v.]] 1. 1. The act of rasing, scraping, or erasing; erasure; obliteration.
2. 2. A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a writing or print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an erasure. Ayliffe.