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pockmark

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒkmɑːk/
Definition of pockmark

noun

  • a pitted scar or mark on the skin left by a pustule or spot: the only possible reason for the thickness of the make-up was the pockmarks underneath
  • a scar, mark, or pitted area disfiguring a surface: pockmarks and gouges in the brickwork

verb

[with object]
  • cover or disfigure with pockmarks:the area is pockmarked by gravel pits (as adjective pockmarked)a pockmarked face

pockmark in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pockmark in the US English dictionary