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MEASLED
Etymology
Adjective
measled (comparative more measled, superlative most measled)
Infected or spotted with measles.
Anagrams
• Ledesma
Source: Wiktionary
Mea"sled, a. Etym: [See 2d Measles.]
Definition: Infected or spotted with measles, as pork.
– Mea"sled*ness, n.
MEASLE
Mea"sle, n. Etym: [OE. mesel, OF. mesel, LL. misellus, L. misellus unfortunate, dim. of miser. See Miser.]
Definition: A leper. [Obs.] [Written also meazel, and mesel.] Wyclif (Matt. x. 8. ).
Mea"sle, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A tapeworm larva. See 2d Measles, 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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