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chilblain

[ chil-bleyn ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. an inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture.


chilblain

/ ˈtʃɪlˌbleɪn /

noun

  1. pathol usually plural an inflammation of the fingers, toes, or ears, caused by prolonged exposure to moisture and cold Technical namepernio
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈchilˌblained, adjective
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Other Words From

  • chilblained adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chilblain1

First recorded in 1540–50; chill + blain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chilblain1

C16: from chill (n) + blain
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Example Sentences

But Boreas Bluster, coming in just then, saw what was going on, and gave Chilblain a whack that sent him spinning out of the room.

But I was not so to be finished off, though feeling in my knuckles now as if it were a blueness and a sense of chilblain.

I did look like that in his studio, though the chilblain was itching.

Jimmy would be sure to tell her that the first signs of a chilblain were approaching.

The beastly thing's alphabetical, and only gets to "Chilblain."

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