Category:Measle

Mea"sle, n. Etym: [OE. mesel, OF. mesel, LL. misellus, L. misellus unfortunate, dim. of miser. See Miser.]

Defn: A leper. [Obs.] [Written also meazel, and mesel.] Wyclif (Matt. x. 8. ).

measle Mea"sle, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A tapeworm larva. See 2d Measles, 4.