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scald

1  [skawld]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
2. to subject to the action of boiling or hot liquid.
3. to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point: to scald milk.
4. to parboil or blanch (fruit, vegetables, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
5. to be or become scalded.
–noun
6. a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
7. any similar condition, esp. as the result of too much heat or sunlight.
8. Plant Pathology.
a. a blanching of the epidermis and adjacent tissues, which turn pale or dark brown, caused by extreme heat or sun exposure.
b. a condition resembling scald caused by improper conditions of growth or storage, as in apples, or by fungi, as in cranberries.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME scalden (v.) < dial. OF escalder < LL excaldāre to wash in hot water. See ex-, caldarium
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scald

2  [skawld, skahld]
–noun
skald.

scald

3  [skawld]
–adjective Archaic.
1. Also, scalled. scabby; scurvy.
–noun
2. a scab.
Origin:
1490–1500; scall + -ed 3

skald

  [skawld, skahld]
–noun
one of the ancient Scandinavian poets.
Also, scald.

Origin:
1755–65; < ON skāld poet

Related forms:
skaldic, adjective
skaldship, noun
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scald 1   (skôld)   
v.   scald·ed, scald·ing, scalds

v.   tr.
  1. To burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
  2. To subject to or treat with boiling water: scalded the hide to remove the hair; scalded and peeled the tomatoes.
  3. To heat (a liquid, such as milk) almost to the boiling point.
  4. To criticize harshly; excoriate.
v.   intr.
To become scalded.
n.  
  1. A body injury caused by scalding.
  2. Botany
    1. A superficial discoloration on fruit, vegetables, leaves, or tree trunks caused by sudden exposure to intense sunlight or the action of gases.
    2. A disease of some cereal grasses caused by a fungus of the genus Rhynchosporium.

[Middle English scalden, from Old North French escalder, from Late Latin excaldāre, to wash in hot water : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin calidus, caldus, warm, hot; see kelə-1 in Indo-European roots.]
scald 2   (skôld, skäld)   
n.  Variant of skald.
scald 3   (skôld, skäld)   
n.  Variant of scall.
scall   (skôl, skäl)   
n.  A scaly eruption of the skin or scalp.

[Middle English, from Old Norse skalli, a bald head; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
skald also scald   (skôld, skäld)   
n.  A medieval Scandinavian poet, especially one writing in the Viking age.

[Old Norse skāld; see sekw-3 in Indo-European roots.]
skald'ic adj.
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Scald

Scald\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scalding.] [OF. eschalder, eschauder, escauder, F. ['e]chauder, fr. L. excaldare; ex + caldus, calidus, warm, hot. See Ex, and Caldron.]

1. To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand.

Mine own tears Do scald like molten lead. --Shak.

Here the blue flames of scalding brimstone fall. --Cowley.

2. To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat.

Scald

Scald\, n. A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam.

Scald

Scald\, a. [For scalled. See Scall.]

1. Affected with the scab; scabby. --Shak.

2. Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers. [Obs.] --Shak.

Scald crow (Zo["o]l.), the hooded crow. [Ireland]

Scald head (Med.), a name popularly given to several diseases of the scalp characterized by pustules (the dried discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the hair.

Scald

Scald\, n. Scurf on the head. See Scall. --Spenser.

Scald

Scald\ (sk[a^]ld or sk[add]ld; 277), n. [Icel. sk[=a]ld.] One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes. [Written also skald.]

A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons. --Sir W. Scott.
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Language Translation for : scald
Spanish: escaldar, quemar con agua caliente,
German: verbrühen,
Japanese: やけどする
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scald  (v.)
c.1225, from O.N.Fr. escalder (O.Fr. eschalder, Fr. échauder) "to scald," from L.L. excaldare "bathe in hot water," from L. ex- "off" + caldus "hot," from PIE base *kele-
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Main Entry: 1scald
Pronunciation: 'skold
Function: transitive verb
: to burn with hot liquid or steam <scalded skin>

Main Entry: 2scald
Function: noun
: an injury to the body caused by scalding
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scald (skôld)
v. scald·ed, scald·ing, scalds
To burn with a hot liquid or steam. n.
A body injury caused by scalding.

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