blain Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an inflammatory swelling or sore

WordNet

Blain noun
Etymology
OE. blein, bleyn, AS. blgen; akin to Dan. blegn, D. blein; perh. fr. the same root as E. bladder. See Bladder.
Definitions
  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 1913