tetter

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Any of various pustular skin conditions

She works at St. Veronica’s hospital, lives nearby at the home of a Mrs. Quoad, a lady widowed long ago and since suffering a series of antiquated diseases—greensickness, tetter, kibes, purples, imposthumes and almonds in the ears, most recently a touch of scurvy.

{v} to affect with tetters
{n} a kind of ringworm, scab, scurf, sore
To affect with tetter
{i} skin disease
A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes
any of various skin diseases
tetter

    Hyphenation

    tet·ter

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'te-t&r ] (noun.) before 12th century. Old English teter.
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