cold sore

noun

1. a vesicular eruption on the face, usually on or near the mouth, often accompanying a cold or a febrile condition; herpes simplex.

cold sore

noun

1. a cluster of blisters at the margin of the lips that sometimes accompanies the common cold, caused by a viral infection Technical nameherpes labialis

Word History and Origins

Origin of cold sore¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The cold sore had vanished permanently under a régime of health-food, dumb-bells, and icy plunges.

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