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noun

Blain n.

An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister. "Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss."

(Far.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.

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Etymology of 'Blain'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Blain" Quotes from Famous Books

... is a falcon, With sweet(e) breath and well savored, Her face white and well colored, With little mouth and round to see; A clove[2] chin eek had(de) she. Her neek(e) was of good fashion[3] In length and greatness by reason,[4] Without(e) blain(e),[5] scab or roigne.[6] From Jerusalem unto Burgoyne, There nys [7] a fairer neck, iwis,[8] To feel how smooth and soft it is. Her throat also white of hew As snow on branch(e) snowed new. Of body full well wrought was she; Men needed not in no country A fairer body for to ...

— Song and Legend From the Middle Ages • William D. McClintock and Porter Lander McClintock

... Leftenant," said the sergeant. "A large barty of these bueplo beeble has shust gone to the vront. They haf daken atfandage of our bresence to regover a bortion of the blain. I haf sent Kelly along to look after them a leetle und make them keep a goot watch. We are shust as safe as bossible. Und to-morrow we will basture the animals. It is a goot blace for a gamp, Leftenant, und we shall pe all right ...

— Overland • John William De Forest

Words linked to "Blain" : sore, pernio, chilblains, chilblain