Meaning of Chilblain | Babel Free
t͡ʃɪlbleɪnDefinitions
An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead).
Equivalents
Català
penelló
Čeština
oznobenina
Deutsch
Frostbeule
Ελληνικά
χιονίστρα
Suomi
kylmänkyhmy
Français
engelure
Gàidhlig
peasg
Galego
frieira
Italiano
gelone
한국어
동창
Latina
pernio
Te Reo Māori
mangeo
Polski
odmrozina
Português
frieira
Română
degerătură
Shqip
morth
Svenska
kylknöl
Tagalog
sabanyon
Tiếng Việt
cuốc
Examples
“Faith and those chilblanes are a foul trouble⟳, Mistresse Merie-thought when your youth comes home, let⟳ him rub all the soles of his feete, and the heeles, and his ancles, with a mouse skinne, or if none of your people can catch⟳ a mouse, when hee goes to bed, let⟳ him rowle his feete in the warme embers, and I warrant you hee shall be well, and you may make⟳ him put⟳ his fingers between his toes & smell⟳ to them, it's very soueraigne for his head if he be costiue.”
“Mrs. Goddard’s school was in high repute—and very deservedly; for Highbury was reckoned a particularly healthy spot: she had an ample house and garden, gave the children plenty of wholesome food, let⟳ them run⟳ about a great deal⟳ in the summer, and in winter dressed their chilblains with her own⟳ hands.”
“Our clothing was insufficient to protect⟳ us from the severe cold: we had no boots, the snow⟳ got into our shoes and melted there; our ungloved hands became numbed and covered with chilblains, as were our feet[…]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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