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blister

Swelling on the surface of the body containing clear fluid (serum) or, more rarely, blood or pus. Blisters occur mostly on the skin of the hands or feet and are caused by friction.



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Some men are praised maliciously, to their hurt, thereby to stir envy and jealousy towards them: pessimum genus inimicorum laudantium; insomuch as it was a proverb, amongst the Grecians, that he that was praised to his hurt, should have a push rise upon his nose; as we say, that a blister will rise upon one's tongue, that tells a lie.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Without exhibiting the smallest irritation, Sir Patrick dextrously applied his sister-in-law's blister to his sister-in-law herself.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Would you think it, the fellow ordered me a blister around my mouth, because I complained of a pain in the foot?
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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