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Definition of chilblain noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chilblain

noun
 
/ˈtʃɪlbleɪn/
 
/ˈtʃɪlbleɪn/
[usually plural]
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  1. a painful red swelling (= an area that is larger and rounder than normal) on the hands or feet that is caused by cold or bad circulation of the blood
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from chill + blain ‘swelling or sore on the skin’.
See chilblain in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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