Found 2 items, similar to Blain.
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Definition: blain
blain
n : an inflammatory swelling or sore
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Definition: Blain
Blain
\Blain\ (bl[=a]n), n. [OE. blein, bleyn, AS. bl[=e]gen;
akin to Dan. blegn, D. blein; perh. fr. the same root as E.
bladder. See
Bladder.]
1. An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or
blister.
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Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss.
--Milton.
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2. (Far.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a
horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.
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