variole
[ vair-ee-ohl ]
/ ˈvɛər iˌoʊl /
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.
Origin of variole
1820–30; < French:
variola
Words nearby variole
vario-,
variocoupler,
variola,
variola virus,
variolate,
variole,
varioliform,
variolite,
variolitic,
varioloid,
variolous
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