Blāin, n.

noun

n. [A-S. blegen; Dan. blegn; D. blein; Icel. blina; root A-S. blāwan, to blow, flare. See BLADDER.] 1. An inflammatory swelling or sore; a pustule; a blister. Botches and blains must all his flesh imboss. Milton. 2. (Far.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue, against the windpipe, which swells so as to stop the breath. White.