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English Dictionary: Blain by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blain
n
  1. an inflammatory swelling or sore
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Blain \Blain\ (bl[amac]n), n. [OE. blein, bleyn, AS.
      bl[emac]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.
  
                     Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. (Far.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a
            horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Blain, PA (borough, FIPS 6824)
      Location: 40.33722 N, 77.51222 W
      Population (1990): 266 (107 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17006
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