Dictionary Definition
blain n : an inflammatory swelling or sore
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch.
Extensive Definition
Blain may refer to:
People
- Adair Macalister "Chill" Blain POW and Australian politician
- Brian Blain Australia Actor
- John Blain Scots Cricketer
- Tony Blain New Zealand Cricketer
- Milton Blain Engineer
- John Blain Canadian Football Player
Places
- Blain, Pennsylvania, USA
- Blain, Northern Territory, Australia
- Blain, Loire-Atlantique, France.
Other
- Blain (distemper), a swelling on the root of the tongue, occurring in animals
- Bláin, another name for the Norse giant Ymir
- Chilblain, a medical condition similar to frostbite
See also
blain in German: Blain
blain in French: Blain (homonymie)
blain in Volapük: Blain