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Scarified: a surface with irregular depressions, as if clawed or scratched.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

"Sharít," from Sharata=he Scarified; "Mishrat"=a lancet and "Sharítah"=a mason's rule.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Scarified? said I; did the physitian tell you any such thing?

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828 by Various