Raise+blisters+on
11Spanish fly — Blister Blis ter, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See {Blow} to eject wind.] 1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory;… …
12blister beetle — n any of various beetles (as the Spanish fly) that are used medicinally dried and powdered to raise blisters on the skin broadly any of numerous soft bodied beetles (family Meloidae) * * * any beetle of the family Meloidae; their dried bodies… …
13blistery — adjective 1. covered with small blisters • Syn: ↑blebby • Similar to: ↑unhealthy • Derivationally related forms: ↑blister, ↑bleb (for: ↑blebby) …
14ves|i|cant — «VEHS uh kuhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. something that raises blisters, such as a mustard plaster; vesicatory. 2. any chemical agent causing burns, inflammation, and destruction of the internal or external tissue of the body. –adj. causing or… …
15blister — {{11}}blister (n.) c.1300, perhaps via O.Fr. blestre blister, lump, bump, from a Scandinavian source (Cf. O.N. blastr a blowing, dat. blæstri swelling ), or from M.Du. blyster swelling; perhaps from PIE *bhlei to blow, swell, extension of root… …
16vesicate — ves·i·cate || vesɪkeɪt v. raise blisters; cause the formation of blisters …
17vesicated — ves·i·cate || vesɪkeɪt v. raise blisters; cause the formation of blisters …
18vesicates — ves·i·cate || vesɪkeɪt v. raise blisters; cause the formation of blisters …
19vesicating — ves·i·cate || vesɪkeɪt v. raise blisters; cause the formation of blisters …
20blister — I. n. 1. Vesicle, pustule, blain, bleb, blob. 2. Puffy film, bleb, blob, air bubble. 3. Vesicatory, vesicant, blistering plaster, sinapism. II. v. a. Raise blisters on, vesicate. III. v. n. Rise in blisters, form vesicles or blebs …
