tetter

Example Sentences

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Mrs. Bains put a hand on the taller boy’s hair and fingered it lightly, absently searching with her nails for tetter spots.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

It appears to have been the scaly tetter, which they sometimes denominated psoriasis, at others lepra, a synonymous affection; but neither pustular nor vesicular.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

Ringworm is a curious form of tetter, in which the inflamed patches assume the form of a ring.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham

This is a pitiful letter For want of a better; But plagued with a tetter, My fancy does fetter.

From The Journal to Stella by Swift, Jonathan

This has been highly recommended to me, as a remedy for tetter on the hands, but I have never seen it tried.

From Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Lea, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott)