n. [ L. ] 1. A woman who cures. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A woman who is a guardian or custodian. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Cicatrices [ L. ] (Med.) The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar. [ 1913 Webster ]