Blister

Blister
Blister Blis"ter, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See {Blow} to eject wind.] 1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle. [1913 Webster]

And painful blisters swelled my tender hands. --Grainger. [1913 Webster]

2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel. [1913 Webster]

3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

{Blister beetle}, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the {Lytta vesicatoria} (or {Cantharis vesicatoria}), called {Cantharis} or {Spanish fly} by druggists. See {Cantharis}.

{Blister fly}, a blister beetle.

{Blister plaster}, a plaster designed to raise a blister; -- usually made of Spanish flies.

{Blister steel}, crude steel formed from wrought iron by cementation; -- so called because of its blistered surface. Called also {blistered steel}.

{Blood blister}. See under {Blood}. [1913 Webster]


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  • blister — [ blistɛr ] n. m. • 1967; mot angl. « bulle, soufflure » ♦ Emballage de plastique transparent sous lequel sont vendues certaines marchandises. Piles, saumon sous blister. Des blisters. Mettre sous blister (blistériser v. tr. <conjug. : 1> ) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Blister — Blis ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blistered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blistering}.] To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on. [1913 Webster] Let my tongue blister. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • blister — [blis′tər] n. [ME < Du bluister or OFr blestre < ?] 1. a raised patch of skin, specif. of epidermis, filled with watery matter and caused by a burn, frostbite, rubbing, etc. 2. something used or applied to cause a blister 3. anything… …   English World dictionary

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