Hara-kiri

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:03:55

Ha"ra-ki`ri (?), n. [Jap., stomach cutting.]

Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, harikari.

W. E. Griffis.

 

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