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variole

[ vair-ee-ohl ]

noun

  1. a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
  2. a light-colored spherule, common in some igneous rocks, that gives a pockmarked appearance to weathered rock surfaces.

variole

/ ˈvɛərɪˌəʊl /

noun

  1. any of the rounded masses that make up the rock variolite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of variole1

1820–30; < French: variola
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Word History and Origins

Origin of variole1

C19: from French, from Medieval Latin; see variola
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Example Sentences

A roundish and rather deep depression, larger than a variole.

When a variole, tubercle, granule, &c. has a depression in its centre.

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