MEASLING

Etymology

Noun

measling (uncountable)

A form of delamination, or separation in a laminate material, resulting in a spotty appearance.

Anagrams

• Galenism, Seligman, angelism, gmelinas

Source: Wiktionary


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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