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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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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