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nettlerash

nettlerash is the alternative form of nettle-rash.

Meaning of nettle-rash

Noun

nettle-rash (countable and uncountable, plural nettle-rashes)

  1. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
    • Poor kids. Only troubles wildfire and nettlerash.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 15: Circe]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 495
    Synonyms:
    hives, urticaria

Questions about nettlerash

What is nettlerash the alternative form of?
Nettlerash is the alternative form of nettle-rash.

Words near nettlerash in the dictionary

  1. nettled
  2. nettlefish
  3. nettleleaf velvetberry
  4. nettlelike
  5. nettler
  6. nettlerash
  7. nettlers
  8. nettles
  9. Nettleship
  10. Nettleships
  11. nettlesome

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