Function: noun
Usage: often cap B&D
Etymology: from the black patches formed on the skin of its victims
Date: 1758
1 : PLAGUE 2B
2 : a severe epidemic of plague and especially bubonic plague that occurred in Asia and Europe in the 14th century
Function: noun
Usage: often cap B&D
Etymology: from the black patches formed on the skin of its victims
Date: 1758
1 : PLAGUE 2B
2 : a severe epidemic of plague and especially bubonic plague that occurred in Asia and Europe in the 14th century
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012