Both Uses of
measles
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'Indeed,' said Mrs Nickleby, 'I don't think she ever was better, since she had the hooping-cough, scarlet-fever, and measles, all at the same time, and that's the fact.'†
Chpt 26 *
- 'Measles, rheumatics, hooping-cough, fevers, agers, and lumbagers,' said Mr Squeers, 'is all philosophy together; that's what it is.†
Chpt 57
Definition:
-
(measles) a highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children