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blister — I. noun Etymology: Middle English blister, blester, probably from Old English *blýster, *blǣster; akin to Old Norse blāstr swelling, Old English blǣst blast Date: 14th century 1. an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid 2. an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
blister — /blis teuhr/, n. 1. a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury. 2. any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a coat of paint. 3. a relatively large bubble occurring in glass during blowing. 4.… … Universalium
blister — [13] Blister and its now extinct variant blester first appear in English at the end of the 13th century, possibly borrowed from Old French blestre, blostre. It seems that this in turn may have come from Middle Dutch bluyster ‘swelling’, but… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
blister — blis•ter [[t]ˈblɪs tər[/t]] n. 1) pat a thin vesicle on the skin containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury 2) any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a coat of paint 3) mil a transparent dome on the fuselage of an… … From formal English to slang
blesterėti — blèsterėti, ėja ( ia), ėjo, blẽsterėti Š žr. blestelėti: Blesterėjo ugnis B. Jau vėtra nusimažino, blèsterėjo KII58. Blester vėjas R. Iš ryto šalo, į pavakarį blèsterėjo Ds. ║ truputį pasilsėti: Buvau pavargęs, blèsterėjau, ir vėl prie darbo … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
blister — I. /ˈblɪstə / (say blistuh) noun 1. a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury. 2. any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a casting or a paint blister. 3. → blister pearl. 4. (formerly) a… …
blister — [13] Blister and its now extinct variant blester first appear in English at the end of the 13th century, possibly borrowed from Old French blestre, blostre. It seems that this in turn may have come from Middle Dutch bluyster ‘swelling’, but… … Word origins
