blain
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of blain
before 1000; Middle English blein ( e ), Old English blegene. See chilblain
Example Sentences
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That is a lie, because I sboke as blain as anythin'.
From The Valley of the Kings by Marmaduke William Pickthall
The primary seat of blain, is the cellular substance beneath the integument of the part.
From The Dog by William Youatt
Nevertheless the blain grew chillier and chillier until at last they were compelled to send for a physician.
From Bill the Minder by W. Heath (William Heath) Robinson
Blained, adj. "half dry," said of linen hung out to dry, is, of course, simply the pp. of blain, cp.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
They haf daken atfandage of our bresence to regover a bortion of the blain.
From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest
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