extuberance

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English

Noun

extuberance (plural extuberances)

  1. A swelling or rising; protuberance.
    • 1677–1683, Joseph Moxon, “(please specify the page)”, in Mechanick Exercises, or The Doctrine of Handy-Works, , volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Joseph Moxon, published 1678–1683, →OCLC:
      but that an Extuberance lies on the Side , that Extuberance cannot easily be taken off , by beginning to Cut with the Edge of the Graver or Sculptor just where the Extuberance begins

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