putrefied
131acroteriasm — † acroˈteriasm Obs. [ad. Gr. ἀκρωτηρίασµα mutilation f. ἀκρωτηριάζειν to cut off the extremities.] Amputation of the extremities; ‘The act of cutting off the extreme parts of the body, when putrefied, by a saw.’ Chambers, Cycl. Suppl. 1753. In… …
