HOW TO PRONOUNCE
chilblains
/ˈtʃɪlˌbleɪnz/
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What does chilblains mean?
noun
- plural of chilblain
- The condition of having chilblains.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtʃɪlˌbleɪnz/
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It sometimes happened that Jean Valjean clasped her tiny red hand, all cracked with chilblains, and kissed it.
Warming the feet before the fire will give the little fellow chilblains, and will make him when he is in bed more chilly.
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This is the wise waggish-will and good-will of my soul, that it CONCEALETH NOT its winters and glacial storms; it concealeth not its chilblains either.
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: I remember well the distracting irritation I endured from this cause every evening, when my feet inflamed; and the torture of thrusting the swelled, raw, and stiff toes into my shoes in the morning.