Measles

mē′zlz, n.sing. a contagious fever accompanied with eruptions of small red spots upon the skin: a disease of swine and cattle, caused by larval tapeworms: a disease of trees, the leaves being covered with spots.— adjs . Mea′sled , Mea′sly , infected with measles: good for nothing, miserable.— n . Meas′line .— German measles , a name somewhat loosely used of a disease, resembling measles, but mostly le prolonged and severe. [Dut. maselen , measles, from Old Dut. masche , a spot, cog. with Old High Ger. māsā , a spot; Ger. masern , measles.]