Defn: The larvæ of any tapeworm (Tænia) in the cysticerus stage, when contained in meat. Called also bladder worms.
MEASLY
Mea"sly, a.
1. Infected with measles.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Containing larval tapeworms; — said of pork and beef.
MEASURABLE Meas"ur*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis. See Measure, and cf. Mensurable.]
1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.
2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive.
Of his diet measurable was he. Chaucer.
— Meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n.
— Meas"ur*a*bly, adv.
Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians. Latimer.
MEASURE
Meas"ure, n. Etym: [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri,
mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. meter. Cf.
Immense, Mensuration, Mete to measure.]
1. A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged.