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. ). Mea"sle, n. (Zoöl.) Defn: A tapeworm larva. See 2d Measles, 4.

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