noun.
An inflammation followed by itchy irritation on the hands, feet, or ears, resulting from exposure to moist cold.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To afflict with chilblains; produce chilblains in: as, my feet were chilblained.
noun.
A blain or sore produced by cold; an erythematous condition of the hands or feet, accompanied with inflammation, pain, and sometimes ulceration; erythema; pernio.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
noun.
An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears. It occurs when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather.
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noun.
inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
Word Usage
"DESCRIPTION: A chilblain is the swelling and inflammation of body tissue as a result of exposure to cold temperatures."