POCKMARK

pockmark

(noun) a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease

pockmark

(verb) mark with or as if with pockmarks; “Her face was pockmarked by the disease”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pockmark (plural pockmarks)

A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.

A crater in the seafloor caused by erupting gas or liquid.

Source: Wiktionary


Pock"mark, n.

Definition: A mark or pit made by smallpox.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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