Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pimple"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pimple \Pim"ple\, n. [AS. p[=i]pelian to blister; cf. L. papula
pimple.]
1. (Med.) Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle,
whether going on to suppuration or not. ``All eyes can see
a pimple on her nose.'' --Pope.
2. Fig.: A swelling or protuberance like a pimple. ``A pimple
that portends a future sprout.'' --Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pimple
n : a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule;
common symptom in acne [syn: {hickey}]
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