English Explanatory Dictionary

variole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of variola; smallpox
  2. A spherule of a variolite.
  3. A shallow pit or pitted marking.

Word forms

variole varioles

Etymology

From Middle English varioles pl (“pustules, pocks”), from Latin variola, and partly from French variole. Doublet of variola.

Synonyms

foveole
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