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variole
[vair-ee-ohl]
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.
variole
/ ˈɛəɪˌəʊ /
noun
any of the rounded masses that make up the rock variolite
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Word History and Origins
Origin of variole1
C19: from French, from Medieval Latin; see variola
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Example Sentences
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Pap′illūle, a very small papilla, a verruca or a variole.
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"Sacre nom d'un pipe," rapped out the Belgian doctor; "variole!"
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