transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwȯrt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wearte; akin to Old High German warza wart, Old Church Slavic vrědŭ injury
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities that is caused by any of several papillomaviruses — called also verruca vulgaris
b. : any of numerous similar skin lesions
2. : an excrescence or protuberance resembling a true wart ; especially : a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on a plant
3.
a. : one that suggests a wart especially in smallness, unpleasantness, or unattractiveness
b. : defect , imperfection — often used in the phrase warts and all
• wart·ed ˈwȯr-təd adjective
• wart·less ˈwȯrt-ləs adjective
• warty ˈwȯr-tē adjective