chilblain
English
Alternative forms
- chillblain
Etymology
From chill + blain, literally “cold sore”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪlbleɪn/
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Noun
chilblain (plural chilblains)
- An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead).
- Synonyms: erythema pernio, pernio, kibe
- 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 3, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, OCLC 1708336:
- Mrs. Goddard’s school was in high repute—and very deservedly; for Highbury was reckoned a particularly healthy spot: she had an ample house and garden, gave the children plenty of wholesome food, let them run about a great deal in the summer, and in winter dressed their chilblains with her own hands.
- 1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter VII, in Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], OCLC 3163777, page 105:
- Our clothing was insufficient to protect us from the severe cold: we had no boots, the snow got into our shoes and melted there; our ungloved hands became numbed and covered with chilblains, as were our feet […]
Derived terms
- chilblained
Translations
inflammation
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See also
- hot ache
- tetter
Further reading
chilblain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia