blister
pronunciation
How to pronounce blister in British English:
UK [ˈblɪstə(r)]
How to pronounce blister in American English:
US [ˈblɪstər]
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- Noun:
- (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
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- Verb:
- get blistered
- subject to harsh criticism
- cause blisters to from on
Word Origin
- blister
- blister: [13] Blister and its now extinct variant blester first appear in English at the end of the 13th century, possibly borrowed from Old French blestre, blostre. It seems that this in turn may have come from Middle Dutch bluyster ‘swelling’, but further back than that it has not proved possible to trace the word.
- blister (n.)
- c. 1300, perhaps via Old French blestre "blister, lump, bump," from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse blastr "a blowing," dative blæstri "swelling"), or from Middle Dutch blyster "swelling;" perhaps from PIE *bhlei- "to blow, swell," extension of root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell;" see bole.
- blister (v.)
- "to become covered in blisters," late 15c.; "to raise blisters on," 1540s, from blister (n.). Related: Blistered; blistering.
Example
- 1. Keep the blister clean with soap and water .
- 2. Three weeks before the wedding , she developed a black blister under her eye .
- 3. One of his leg braces caused a leg blister to form , which became severely infected .
- 4. Smear some aloe vera gel on the blister and cover it with a bandage to help it heal .
- 5. The blister wall breaks , leaving open sores , which finally crust over to become dry , brown scabs .