- piplian
- wv/t2 3rd pres piplað past piplode ptp gepiplod to show eruptions, to break out in pimples
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pimple — noun Etymology: Middle English pymple; akin to Old English piplian to break out in pimples, and probably to English pimp more at pimp Date: 14th century 1. a small inflamed elevation of the skin ; papule; especially pustule 2. a swelling or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pypelian — see piplian … Old to modern English dictionary
pimple — noun a small, hard inflamed spot on the skin. Derivatives pimpled adjective pimply adjective Origin ME: related to OE piplian break out in pustules … English new terms dictionary
pimple — /ˈpɪmpəl / (say pimpuhl) noun a small, usually inflammatory swelling or elevation of the skin; a papule or pustule. {Middle English; compare Old English piplian be pimpled} …
pimple — [pim′pəl] n. [ME pinplis (pl.), nasalized < OE piplian, to break out in pimples] any small, rounded, usually inflamed swelling of the skin; papule or pustule … English World dictionary
pimple — n. 1 a small hard inflamed spot on the skin. 2 anything resembling a pimple, esp. in relative size. Derivatives: pimpled adj. pimply adj. Etymology: ME nasalized f. OE piplian break out in pustules … Useful english dictionary
pim´ple|like´ — pim|ple «PIHM puhl», noun. a small, inflamed swelling on the skin; papule or pustule. It may or may not contain pus. ╂[origin uncertain. Compare Old English piplian to grow pimply.] –pim´ple|like´, adjective … Useful english dictionary
pim|ple — «PIHM puhl», noun. a small, inflamed swelling on the skin; papule or pustule. It may or may not contain pus. ╂[origin uncertain. Compare Old English piplian to grow pimply.] –pim´ple|like´, adjective … Useful english dictionary
