meazel
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English
Etymology
From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.
Adjective
meazel
Noun
meazel (plural meazels)
References
- “† mesel, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
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