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blis·ter       (blĭs'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning or irritation.
    2. A similar swelling on a plant.
    3. A raised bubble, as on a painted or laminated surface.
    4. A rounded, bulging, usually transparent structure, such as one used for observation on certain aircraft or for display and protection of packaged products.
    1. A raised bubble, as on a painted or laminated surface.
    2. A rounded, bulging, usually transparent structure, such as one used for observation on certain aircraft or for display and protection of packaged products.

v.   blis·tered, blis·ter·ing, blis·ters

v.   tr.
  1. To cause a blister to form on.
  2. To reprove harshly.

v.   intr.
To break out in or as if in blisters.


[Middle English, probably from Old French blestre, of Germanic origin.]

blis'ter·y adj.
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