Abas

//əˈbɑs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cutaneous disease; the scald-head. porrigo
  2. 2
    plural of aba form-of, plural
  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of abbasi. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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abayaabayafrankfishngawa

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"Now fail the ships wherein Achates ride / and Abas; old Aletes' bark gives way, / and brave Ilioneus'. Each loosened side / through many a gaping seam lets in the baleful tide."

Etymology

From Arabic [Term?].

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