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Webster 1913 Edition

Blain

Blain

(blān)
,
Noun.
[OE.
blein
,
bleyn
, AS.
blēgen
; 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.
Blotches and
blains
must all his flesh emboss.
Milton.
2.
(Far.)
A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.

Webster 1828 Edition

Blain

BLAIN

,
Noun.
A pustule; a botch; a blister. In farriery, a bladder growing on the root of the tongue, against the wind pipe,which swells so as to stop the breath.

Definition 2024

blain

blain

English

Noun

blain ‎(plural blains)

  1. A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch.

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Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblin/, /ˈblɛn/
  • (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈbleɪn/

Noun

blain ‎(plural blains)

  1. A scar or weal; a blemish.
  2. A hole, a vacancy, an omission.

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