Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Pimple

Pimple , noun

[Anglo-Saxon pīpelian to blister; compare Latin papula pimple.]

1.
(Medicine) Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle, whether going on to suppuration or not.
All eyes can see a pimple on her nose. — Pope
2.
Figuratively: A swelling or protuberance like a pimple.
A pimple that portends a future sprout. — Cowper