grasserie

[ gras-uh-ree, grah-suh- ]

noun

1. a virus disease of silkworms, characterized by yellowness of the integument and an excessive accumulation of fluid within the body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grasserie¹

1830–40; < French, equivalent to gras fat (< Latin crassus ) + -erie -ery

Example Sentences

Since then an extended essay upon it has been written by M. de la Grasserie.

From Project Gutenberg

De la Grasserie, Les principes sociologiques du droit civil, ch.

From Project Gutenberg