What does Blain mean?
Definitions for Blain
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Princeton's WordNet
blainnoun
an inflammatory swelling or sore
Wiktionary
blainnoun
A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Blainnoun
A pustule; a botch; a blister.
Etymology: blegene, Sax. bleyne, Dutch.
Itches, blains,
Sow all th’ Athenian bosoms, and the crop
Be general leprosy. William Shakespeare, Timon.Botches and blains must all his flesh imboss,
And all his people. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xii. l. 180.Whene’er I hear a rival nam’d,
I feel my body all inflam’d;
Which breaking out in boils and blains,
With yellow filth my linen stains. Jonathan Swift.
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blain
A blain is an inflammatory swelling or sore on the skin, often filled with pus or fluid. It's typically caused by an infection or irritation.
Webster Dictionary
Blainnoun
an inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister
Blainnoun
a bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath
Wikidata
Blain
Blain is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Blain
blān, n. a boil or blister. [A.S. blegen, a blister, prob. from blawan, to blow.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BLAIN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Blain is ranked #7025 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Blain surname appeared 4,764 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Blain.
80.2% or 3,824 total occurrences were White.
13.2% or 633 total occurrences were Black.
3.3% or 160 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 80 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 39 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 28 total occurrences were Asian.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Blain in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Blain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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