What does perfricate mean?
Perfricate means (obsolete, transitive) To rub over..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete, transitive) To rub over..
[…] they differ from embrocations, only in not being intended, like them, to be copiously used in washing or perfricating the part on which they are applied […]
Use perfricate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Perfricate means (obsolete, transitive) To rub over..
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[…] they differ from embrocations, only in not being intended, like them, to be copiously used in washing or perfricating the part on which they are applied […]
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