| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class III. Words Relating to Matter | | Section II. Inorganic Matter | | 1. Solid Matter |
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| 331. Friction. |
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| NOUN: | FRICTION, attrition; rubbing &c. v.; attriteness, attritus, erasure; confrication [obs.], contrition [obs.]; affriction [obs.], abrasion, arrosion [obs.], limature [obs.], anatripsis, anatripsology, frication, rub; elbow grease [colloq.]; rosin; massage.
MASSEUR (fem. masseuse) [F.], massagist, rubber.
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| VERB: | RUB, abrade, scratch, scrape, scrub, fray, rasp, graze, curry, scour, polish, rub out, raze, erase, gnaw; file, grind &c. (reduce to powder) [See Pulverulence]; rosin; massage.
set one’s teeth on edge.
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| ADJECTIVE: | ABRASIVE, anatriptic; attrite [rare], attritive [obs.].
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| QUOTATION: | Let the galled jade wince.—Hamlet |
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