variole
[vair-ee-ohl]
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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.
Nearby words
- vario-,
- variocoupler,
- variola,
- variola virus,
- variolate,
- varioliform,
- variolite,
- variolitic,
- varioloid,
- variolous
Origin of variole
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Examples 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
variole
noun
Word Origin for variole
C19: from French, from Medieval Latin; see variola
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