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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an inflammatory swelling or sore;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Blain \Blain\ (bl[=a]n), n. [OE. blein, bleyn, AS. bl[=e]gen; akin to Dan. blegn, D. blein; perh. fr. the same root as E. bladder. See Bladder.] 1. An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister. [1913 Webster] Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Far.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

blain n 1: an inflammatory swelling or sore