hives : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hives	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for hives
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hives n an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs Synonym(s): urtication, urticaria, hives, nettle rash
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hives \Hives\, n. [Scot.; perh. akin to E. heave.] (Med.) (a) The croup. (b) An eruptive disease (Varicella globularis), allied to the chicken pox.