pockmark

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pockmark

  • /ˈpɒk.mɑːk/ UK
  • /ˈpɑkˌmɑɹk/ US

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From pock + mark.

noun pockmarks

  1. A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock. When we were quite well and tolerably free from pock-marks [from smallpox], my father took us to London with him, […]
  2. A crater in the seafloor caused by erupting gas or liquid.

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noun mark or scar

Españolcacaraña
日本語痘痕 abata
中文麻子 mázi
Françaismarque de petite vérole
DeutschPockennarbe
Italianobuttero
Русскийо́спина óspina, ря́бина rjábina

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"pockmark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pockmark. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pockmark. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pockmark

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"pockmark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pockmark.

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@misc{pockmark_2026,
  title = {pockmark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pockmark},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}