pox

SubstantivVerbin Dialogen belegt

Vereinigte Staaten//pɑks//

A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks.

Substantiv

1
A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks.
2
A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks. Syphilis.
3
übertragenA curse.
a pox on all their houses
A pox on him, he's a cat still.

Herkunft

From the plural of Middle English pocke. See also pock. The curse sense involves metonymy: wishing a literal pox upon someone is the original form of pox-relevant curse, and the word pox itself also came to mean curse.

Verb

1
veraltendTo infect with the pox, or syphilis.
Jack had a moſt ſcandalous tongue, and perſuaded Peg that all mankind, beſides himſelf, were pox'd by that ſcarlet-faced whore, †Signiora Bubonia. “As for his brother Lord Peter, the tokens were evident on him, blotches, ſcabs, and the corona. […]”

Formen

Plural: poxes
Präteritum: poxed
Partizip II: poxed
Partizip I: poxing
3. Person Singular: poxes

powerful · Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.powerless · Lacking sufficient power or strength.Powers · A surname.

pox · A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks.

PR · A PR interval.practical · Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than…practically · In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not…

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