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

From the moment when the chilblain and the nest of the Mantis were known by the same name were not the virtues of the latter obvious?

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard

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)

Lucky for you you brought the poor boy out, when I thought him safe by the fire nursing his chilblain.

From Lady Hester, or, Ursula's Narrative by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

He whose chilblain has not yet broken out, how can he know the pains of others? he only knows the degree of this pain who has felt the pangs of love!

From Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes by Forbes, Duncan

Should the chilblain break, dress it twice daily with a plaster of equal parts of lard and beeswax, with half the quantity in weight of oil of turpentine.

From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.