Chilblain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An inflammation followed by itchy irritation on the hands, feet, or ears, resulting from exposure to moist cold.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
  • v. To produce chilblains upon.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A blain or sore produced by cold; an erythematous condition of the hands or feet, accompanied with inflammation, pain, and sometimes ulceration; erythema; pernio.
  • To afflict with chilblains; produce chilblains in: as, my feet were chilblained.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
    • Equivalent
    chilblains   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    blain   
    Hyponym
    kibe   
    Form
    chilblained   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pernio    erythema pernio   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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