Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - blister
Blister
blister
n. & v. --n. 1 a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, etc. 2 a similar swelling on any other surface. 3 Med. anything applied to raise a blister. 4 sl. an annoying person. --v. 1 tr. raise a blister on. 2 intr. come up in a blister or blisters. 3 tr. attack sharply (blistered them with his criticisms). Phrases and idioms blister copper copper which is almost pure. blister gas a poison gas causing blisters on the skin. blister pack a bubble pack. Derivatives blistery adj. Etymology: ME perh. f. OF blestre, blo(u)stre swelling, pimple
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~, blester, probably from Old English *blýster, *blǣster; akin to Old Norse blāstr swelling, Old English blǣst blast Date: 14th century an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid, an enclosed raised spot (as in paint) resembling a ~, an agent (as lewisite) that causes ~ing, a fungal disease of plants marked by raised patches on the leaves, any of various structures that bulge out (as a gunner's compartment on a bomber), ~y adjective II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 15th century intransitive verb to become affected with a ~, transitive verb to raise a ~ on, lambaste 2 ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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