Nearby Words

Scall

[skawl]

scall

[skawl]
noun

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Old Norse skalli bald head. Compare skull
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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World English Dictionary
scall (skɔːl)
 
n
pathol a former term for any of various diseases of the scalp characterized by itching and scab formation
 
[C14: from Old Norse skalli bald head. Compare skull]
 
scalled
 
adj

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Medical Dictionary

scall (skôl, skäl) or scald (skôld, skäld)
n.
A scaly eruption of the skin or scalp.

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