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amper.

A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.

  2. A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.

noun
  1. Abbreviation of ampersand.

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