A cutaneous affection; = TETTER; a form of ringworm.
1622. T. Scott, Belg. Pismire, 28. [It] ouerspreades the face and body thereof, like a Canker or Tetter-worm.
1727. Bailey, vol. II., Tetter-worm, an Insect.
a. 1825. Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Titter-worm … a cutaneous efflorescence, a series or confluence of minute pimples,… nor is it so troublesome and obstinate an affection as the ring-worm. It is a miliary eruption, in form rather vermicular than annular.
