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# chilblains

noun (a chilblain, chilblains – usually plural)

«chilblains» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Painful, itchy red or purple swellings on the toes, fingers, ears or nose, caused when skin gets very cold and then warms up too fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilblains/#m1)
2. A common winter complaint in old times, when houses were cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilblains/#m2)

### In the lessons

In old stories children with chilblains sit by the fire in winter. In science, cold makes small blood vessels narrow; warming too quickly makes them swell and leak, causing chilblains. Safety and health: keep feet and hands warm and dry, wear socks and gloves, warm up slowly – not with your feet right on a heater. They usually heal on their own.

### Examples

- In the cold farmhouse, the children had chilblains on their toes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilblains/#x1)
- Wear thick socks so you don't get chilblains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilblains/#x2)
- Gran's chilblains itch every winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilblains/#x3)
- Don't warm cold feet too quickly by the fire, or you may get chilblains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilblains/#x4)
- My fingers were swollen with chilblains after building the snowman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilblains/#x5)
- Chilblains were common when houses had no heating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilblains/#x6)

### Note

Usually plural. Said «CHIL-blaynz». Not the same as frostbite, which is more serious freezing of the skin.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chilblains» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilblains/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chilblains» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chilblains.html) on Mova free.