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

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chilblain

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 John H. Young

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 William Patten

"Yes," said he, in that cool way he has, which can be as irritating as a chilblain.

From The Motor Maid by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson

"Got a thorn in your shoe, or a stone-bruise, or a chilblain?"

From Vanguards of the Plains by Margaret Hill McCarter

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