Rasure
Pronunciation : Ra"sure
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. rasura, fr. radere, rasum, to scrape, to shave. See Rase, v.]
Definition : 1. The act of rasing, scraping, or erasing; erasure; obliteration.
2. A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a writing or print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an erasure. Ayliffe.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913