chilblain

American  

[chil-bleyn] / ˈtʃɪl bleɪn /

noun

Pathology.

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

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chilblain British  

/ ˈtʃɪlˌbleɪn /

noun

1. Technical name: pernio.  pathol (usually plural) an inflammation of the fingers, toes, or ears, caused by prolonged exposure to moisture and cold

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Other Word Forms

• chilblained adjective

Etymology

Origin of chilblain

First recorded in 1540–50; chill + blain

Example Sentences

The same instant Ashiepattle's companion with the fifteen winters in his body let loose the last one right in the king's face, which swelled up into a big chilblain.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 1 by Patten, William

You don't hardly hear of chilblain feet now, but then most every child you saw had cracked heels.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

Aha! at last I have touched the chilblain of your heart.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 by Various

Many a chilblain I carried away from kneeling on those granite flags.

From Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess by Fischer, Henry W. (Henry William)

Arnica montana, taken internally or used as outward application, unless the chilblain be broken, when arsenicum should be used.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous