A scaffold was a raised platform on which criminals were hanged or had their heads cut off.
Moore ascended the scaffold and addressed the executioner.
2. countable noun
A scaffold is a temporary raised platform on which workers stand to paint, repair, or build high parts of a building.
More Synonyms of scaffold
scaffold in British English
(ˈskæfəld, -fəʊld)
noun
1.
a temporary metal or wooden framework that is used to support workmen and materials during the erection, repair, etc, of a building or other construction
2.
a raised wooden platform on which plays are performed, tobacco, etc, is dried, or (esp formerly) criminals are executed
verb(transitive)
3.
to provide with a scaffold
4.
to support by means of a scaffold
Derived forms
scaffolder (ˈscaffolder)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French eschaffaut, from Vulgar Latin catafalicum (unattested); see catafalque
scaffold in American English
(ˈskæfəld; ˈskæfˌoʊld)
noun
1.
a temporary wooden or metal framework for supporting workmen and materials duringthe erecting, repairing, or painting of a building, etc.
2.
a raised platform on which criminals are executed, as by hanging
3.
a temporary wooden stage or platform, as that on which medieval plays were presented
4.
any raised framework
verb transitive
5.
to furnish or support with, or put on, a scaffold
Word origin
ME scafald < OFr escafalt < es- (L ex-, out) + VL *catafalicum: see catafalque
Examples of 'scaffold' in a sentence
scaffold
We had to erect a scaffold tower to support it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The scaffold of the temporary stands which run down one side was being dismantled.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The new technique involves building a 3D biodegradable synthetic scaffold moulded into the precise shape of an individual hip joint.
The Sun (2016)
The fourth side is formed by a rickety tower of scaffolding poles, planks and ladders built around an ancient oak.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The fields between the villages of north London were filled with scaffolding for buildings to house a new breed of commuter.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Because the stem cells are grown around a synthetic scaffold, patients can receive a new organ without having to wait for a suitable donor.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Inspired by the scale and appearance of an industrial dock, the huge eruptions of scaffolding tower over you like a quayside full of rusty cranes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These have made a comeback in recent years, though scaffolding planks from a local builders' merchant will also do.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They had to build a scaffold tower after the crash, which left its victims hanging precariously at an angle 25ft off the ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
scaffold
British English: scaffold NOUN
for criminals A scaffold was a raised platform on which criminals were hanged or had their heads cut off.
He ascended the scaffold and addressed the executioner.
American English: scaffold
Brazilian Portuguese: cadafalso
Chinese: 绞刑台
European Spanish: cadalso
French: échafaud
German: Schafott
Italian: patibolo
Japanese: 処刑台
Korean: 교수대
European Portuguese: cadafalso
Latin American Spanish: cadalso
British English: scaffold NOUN
for repairs A scaffold is a temporary raised platform on which workers stand to paint, repair, or build high parts of a building.
They were standing on top of a giant scaffold.
American English: scaffold
Brazilian Portuguese: andaime
Chinese: 鹰架
European Spanish: andamio
French: échafaudage
German: Gerüst
Italian: impalcatura
Japanese: 足場
Korean: >비계건축 공사장의
European Portuguese: andaime
Latin American Spanish: andamio
(noun)
Definition
a raised wooden platform on which criminals are hanged