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mesel (iou)



mesel adjective & noun.In sense A.2b also measle. ME.
[Old French from medieval Latin mesellus, mis- from Latin misellus wretched, wretch, dim. of miser wretched: see -EL2. Assoc. with MEASLES.]
A. adjective.
Leprous. ME-E17.
a. Of a fish: diseased. LME-M16.
b. Of a pig: afflicted with measles. LME-M17.
b. noun.
A leper. ME-M16.
b. fig. A foul person. LME-M18.
Leprosy; transf. any affliction. LME-M16.