measled
/ˈmiːzld/Now rare
adjective
1Infected with measles, having the rash of measles; (of a pig or pork) affected by cysticercosis (perhaps obsolete ).
2Blotchy, spotted.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Nominale. From measle, singular form of measles + -ed; perhaps also influenced by measle.
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