The Wonderful World Of Words, 4/1/17
Birthmarks are called voglie in Italian, antojos in Spanish, and wiham in Arabic; all of which translate to "wishes" because, according to folklore, they are caused by unsatisfied wishes of the mother during pregnancy.
--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthmark#Folklore
DEFINITION:
Noun
A birthmark or mole
SYNONYMS:
Blemish
Beauty mark/spot
ETYMOLOGY/ORIGIN:
Latin (naevus, "mole, birthmark")
PRONUNCIATION:
[nē'vŭs]
pl. [nē'vī]
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USAGE AND EXAMPLES
A NAEVUS is a benign proliferation of one or more of the normal constituent cells of the skin. Naevi may be present at birth or may develop later.
--Dermatology: An Illustrated Colour Text
by David Gawkrodger, Michael R. Ardern-Jones, 2016
The way one is tempted to attack the NAEVUS is by searing the top of it by rubbing the cautery over it. By rubbing the cautery over the top of the naevus you will give it a brown discoloration, and it will look as if the tissue had been destroyed; but if you stop at that point you will find that in a few days the burnt crust will come away and there will be remaining a NAEVUS apparently unaltered, and the process all has to be done over again.
--The Clinical Journal, Volume 20,
Edward Knight, 1902
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Wow, I thought it meant clean-shavened or no hair.
She took off her clothes and revealed her naevus .........................................body.