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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 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·ing   (skôl'dĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Causing a burning sensation, as from contact with hot liquid.

  2. Boiling: scalding water.

  3. Scorching; searing: scalding sunlight.

  4. Harshly critical or denunciatory; scathing: a scalding review of the play.

scald'ing·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

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-
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2scald
Function: noun
: an injury to the body caused by scalding
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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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