chilblainnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃɪl.bleɪn/us/ˈtʃɪl.bleɪn/a painful red swelling on the toes or fingers, caused by cold weather
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Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- hive
- jaundice
- jaundiced
- pimple
- pitted
- prickle
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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Examples from literature
- Bathe the chilblains in strong alum water, as hot as it can be borne.
- His hands would be all chilblains and frost-bitten.
- I remember a chilblain that I had on my foot which would not get well.
- The snowy weather has annoyed my fingers with chilblains, and I have a threatening of rheumatism—which Heaven avert!
- There is a third degree, closely approaching frost-bite, in which the skin tends to blister and give way, leaving an indolent raw surface popularly known as a "broken chilblain."