Pockmark
(noun)
- A small, raised scar or pit on the skin, caused by a disease such as smallpox or acne.
- A small, shallow depression or hole in a surface.
Origin:
The term "pockmark" is derived from the word "pock" which means a small scar or pit on the skin and the word "mark" which means a visible trace or impression.
Examples:
- His face was covered in pockmarks from a severe case of smallpox.
- The surface of the moon was pockmarked with craters.
- The old tree had deep pockmarks in its trunk.
- The surface of the metal was pockmarked where the rust had eaten away at it.
- The disease left him with pockmarks all over his face.