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 ]