unscalded
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.
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noun
6.
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
7.
any similar condition, especially as the result of too much heat or sunlight.
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scald1 (skɔːld) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to burn or be burnt with or as if with hot liquid or steam |
| 2. | (tr) to subject to the action of boiling water, esp so as to sterilize |
| 3. | (tr) to heat (a liquid) almost to boiling point |
| 4. | (tr) to plunge (tomatoes, peaches, etc) into boiling water briefly in order to skin them more easily |
| —n | |
| 5. | the act or result of scalding |
| 6. | an abnormal condition in plants, characterized by discoloration and wrinkling of the skin of the fruits, caused by exposure to excessive sunlight, gases, etc |
| [C13: via Old Norman French from Late Latin excaldāre to wash in warm water, from calida (aqua) warm (water), from calēre to be warm] | |
| 'scalder1 | |
| —n | |
| scald2 (skɔːld) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of skald | |
| scald3 (skɔːld) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | scabby |
| —n | |
| 2. | a scab or a skin disease producing scabs |
| [C16: from | |
| skald or scald (skɔːld) | |
| —n | |
| (in ancient Scandinavia) a bard or minstrel | |
| [from Old Norse, of unknown origin] | |
| scald or scald | |
| —n | |
| [from Old Norse, of unknown origin] | |
| 'skaldic or scald | |
| —adj | |
| 'scaldic or scald | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
scald
early 13c., from O.N.Fr. escalder (O.Fr. eschalder, Fr. échauder) "to scald," from L.L. excaldare "bathe in hot water," from L. ex- "off" + calidus "hot" (see calorie).
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American Heritage
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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