Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A broken or bruised condition; brokenness; in the extract a. mass of bruises.
- noun Rupture; hernia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
broken orbruised condition ;brokenness ; in the extract, amass ofbruises . - noun A
rupture ; ahernia .
Etymologies
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From bursten + -ness. Compare also burstness.
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