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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[AS.

pīpelian

to blister; cf. L.

papula

pimple.]

(Med.)

Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle, whether going on to suppuration or not.

“All eyes can see a pimple on her nose.”

Pope.

Fig.: A swelling or protuberance like a pimple.

“A pimple that portends a future sprout.”

Cowper.

Noun.

A small pustule on the face or other part of the body, usually a red pustule.