See Also: bandoline(medicine)
bandoline(dictionary)

ablate (iou) and bandoline (iou)


ablate (iou)



ablate verb. L15.
[Latin ablat- pa. ppl stem of auferre take away: see -ATE3. In mod. use as back-form. from ABLATION.]
verb trans. Take away, remove, spec. by ablation (sense 3); erode by ablation. L15.
verb intrans. Undergo ablation (sense 3). M20.
ablator noun (a layer of) a material which undergoes ablation (sense 3) M20.

bandoline (iou)



bandoline noun & verb. Now arch. or Hist. M19.
[French, formed as BANDEAU + Latin linere bedaub, anoint.]
A. noun. A gummy preparation for setting hair. M19.
b. verb trans. Set (hair) with this. M19.