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chilblain
[ chil-bleyn ]
noun
, Pathology.
- an inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture.
chilblain
/ ˈtʃɪlˌbleɪn /
noun
- pathol usually plural an inflammation of the fingers, toes, or ears, caused by prolonged exposure to moisture and cold Technical namepernio
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Derived Forms
- ˈchilˌblained, adjective
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Other Words From
- chilblained adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chilblain1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chilblain1
C16: from chill (n) + blain
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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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