Etymology : Middle English, modification of Old French or Middle Dutch; Old French blostre leprous nodule, from Middle Dutch bluyster blister; akin to Old English bl[AE]st blast
Pronunciation : 'blis-t&r
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. bubble; pimple; raised bubble on the skin that is filled with pus; raised area just under the top layer of a structure; bubble-like structure on a plane or aviation vehicle (e.g. for shooting the guns from a bomber). cause to blister or be affected with blisters. blister\blis"ter\, v. t.
2. to raise a blister or blisters upon. my hands were blistered.
3. to give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister. this tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongue.blister \blis"ter\ , n. [oe.; akin to od. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. see:
blow to eject wind.].
4. a vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle. and painful blisters swelled my tender hands.
5. any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel.
6. a vesicatory; a plaster of spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister.blister beetle, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the lytta (or cantharis) vesicatoria, called cantharis or spanish fly by druggists. see:
cantharis.blister fly, a blister beetle.blister plaster, a plaster designed to raise a blister; -- usually made of spanish flies.blister steel, crude steel formed from wrought iron by cementation; -- so called because of its blistered surface. called also blistered steel.
7. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.
8. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel.
9. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister.
10. To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on.
11. To raise a blister or blisters upon.
12. To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister. an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" cause blisters to from on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet" subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community".
13. 1. A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
14. When your skin blisters or when something blisters it, blisters appear on it. The affected skin turns red and may blister The sap of this plant blisters the skin. pausing to bathe their blistered feet. to develop blisters or make blisters form. Rounded skin elevation in which fluid fills a separation between layers of epidermis or between the epidermis and the dermis. The fluid is usually clear; yellowish fluid contains pus, and red fluid contains blood. Blisters often occur on the palms or soles when pressure and friction cause an upper skin layer to move back and forth over the one under it. A small gap opens between them and becomes filled with fluid. This type generally heals spontaneously, sometimes leaving a thickened callus. Blisters that occur as symptoms of contact dermatitis, viral infection, or autoimmune disease can appear anywhere on the body and may leave scars.
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