Crossword clues for chilblain
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chilblain \Chil"blain`\, chilblains \chil"blains\, n. [Chill + Blain.] A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
Syn: pernio.
Chilblain \Chil"blain`\, v. t. To produce chilblains upon.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears. It occurs when capillary below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather.
WordNet
n. inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture [syn: chilblains, pernio]
Usage examples of "chilblain".
These would help my shins and toes recover from the chilblains that often kept me awake at night.
No-one told me I'd have to cope with chilblains while dealing with dragons.
Marafice E^e waited there, his foot made yellow by frozen bile, the chilblained skn on his face shedding in strips as wet and slippery as vegetable scrapngs.
Veins around its mouth and eyes were chilblained and broken, and despite the many blankets and articles of clothing spread over its back, it was shivering violently.
He rubbed his chilblained hands before the fire and yearned for the Desert.
Could he sit all day on the stone pavement and hold out his chilblained hand for soldi?
Reflexively, he clenched his chilblained hand even more tightly around the icy metal, knowing that now only the lever held in compression by his fingers was preventing the deadly little bomb from becoming fully armed.
Nate threw his head back and cupped his mouth with his chilblained hands.