variole
[ vair-ee-ohl ]
/ ˈvɛər iˌoʊl /
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noun
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
a light-colored spherule, common in some igneous rocks, that gives a pockmarked appearance to weathered rock surfaces.
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Origin of variole
1820–30; <French: variola
Words nearby variole
vario-, variocoupler, variola, variolate, variola virus, variole, varioliform, variolite, variolitic, varioloid, variolous
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Example sentences from the Web for variole
A roundish and rather deep depression, larger than a variole.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William KirbyWhen a variole, tubercle, granule, &c. has a depression in its centre.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for variole
variole
/ (ˈvɛərɪˌəʊl) /
noun
any of the rounded masses that make up the rock variolite
Word Origin for variole
C19: from French, from Medieval Latin; see variola
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