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

Derived Forms

• ˈchilˌblained, adjective

Other Words From

• chilblained adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chilblain¹

First recorded in 1540–50; chill + blain

Word History and Origins

Origin of chilblain¹

C16: from chill (n) + blain

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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