varioloid (comparative more varioloid, superlative most varioloid)
Of or resembling smallpox
varioloid (plural varioloids)
A milder outbreak of smallpox occurring in a person who has previously been infected.
Source: Wiktionary
Va"ri*o*loid, a. Etym: [Variola + -oid: cf. F. varioloĂŻde.] (Med.)
Definition: Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.
Va"ri*o*loid, n. Etym: [Cf. F. varioloĂŻde. See Varioloid, a.] (Med.)
Definition: The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination.
Note: It is almost always a milder disease than smallpox, and this circumstance, with its shorter duration, exhibits the salutary effects of previous vaccination or inoculation. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
