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• chil·blain — /ˈʧılˌbleın/ noun [count] : a red and painful swollen area on the feet, hands, etc., that is caused by being exposed to cold usually plural …   Useful english dictionary

• chil — chil·blain; chil·co·tin; chil·der; chil·dren·ite; chil·i·ad; chil·i·ad·al; chil·i·arch; chil·i·asm; chil·i·ast; chil·i·as·tic; chil·i·co·the; chil·i·pep·per; chil·kat; chil·la·gite; chil·lum; chil·lum·chee; chil·te; chil·tern; chil·u·la;… …   English syllables

• blain — blain; chil·blain; …   English syllables

• chilblain — chil·blain …   English syllables

• chilblain — chil•blain [[t]ˈtʃɪl bleɪn[/t]] n. Usu., chilblains. pat an inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture Also called pernio • Etymology: 1540–50; chill+blain chil′blained, adj …   From formal English to slang

• chilblain — chil|blain [ tʃıl,bleın ] noun count a painful swollen lump on a finger or toe, usually in cold weather …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Chilblain — A cold injury which, while painful, causes little or no permanent impairment. It appears as red, swollen skin which is tender, hot to the touch, and may itch. This can worsen to an aching, prickly ( pins and needles ) sensation, and then numbness …   Medical dictionary

• Chilblain — Chil blain , chilblains chil blains, n. [Chill + Blain.] A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration. Syn: pernio. [1913 Webster + WordNet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chilblains — Chilblain Chil blain , chilblains chil blains, n. [Chill + Blain.] A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration. Syn: pernio. [1913 Webster +… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chilblain — Chil blain , v. t. To produce chilblains upon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English