variolation, variolization
(noun) the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
Source: WordNet® 3.1
variolation (countable and uncountable, plural variolations)
(historical) The inoculation of a person with smallpox so as to induce a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to it.
Source: Wiktionary
Va`ri*o*la"tion, n. (Med.)
Definition: Inoculation with smallpox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
