Measle
Pronunciation : Mea"sle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. mesel, OF. mesel, LL. misellus, L. misellus unfortunate, dim. of miser. See Miser.]
Definition : Defn: A leper. [Obs.] [Written also meazel, and mesel.] Wyclif (Matt. x. 8. ).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Mea"sle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A tapeworm larva. See 2d Measles, 4.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913