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Webster 1913 Edition


Chilblain

Chil′blainˊ

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Verb.
T.
To produce chilblains upon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chilblain

CHILBLAIN

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Noun.
A blain or sore produced by cold; a tumor affecting the hands and feet, accompanied with inflammation, pain, and sometimes ulceration.

Definition 2024


chilblain

chilblain

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Noun

chilblain (plural chilblains)

  1. An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears. It occurs when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather.

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