blain

[ bleyn ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an inflammatory swelling or sore.

blain

/ bleɪn /

noun

1. a blister, blotch, or sore on the skin

Word History and Origins

Origin of blain¹

before 1000; Middle English blein ( e ), Old English blegene. See chilblain

Word History and Origins

Origin of blain¹

Old English blegen ; related to Middle Low German bleine

Example Sentences

After “all the cattle” were dead, a boil was sent, breaking forth with blains upon man and beast.

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Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.

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Our commentator attempts to account for the sixth plague of boils and blains with equal ingenuity.

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After "all the cattle" were dead, a boil was sent, breaking forth with blains upon man and beast.

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Nevertheless the blain grew chillier and chillier until at last they were compelled to send for a physician.

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Related Words

• abscess
• cyst
• pimple
• sore
• ulcer
• welt