skin worm en · NOUN
Etymology
From skin + worm, in later use partly after German Hautwurm.
Meanings
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A small worm or other parasite which infects the skin.
Alike desires perturbe both a skinne-worme [translating ciron], and an Elephant.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skin worms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |