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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scald1 /skɔld/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
- to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point:to scald milk.
n. [countable] - Pathologya burn caused by scalding.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scald1 (skôld),USA pronunciation v.t. - to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
- to subject to the action of boiling or hot liquid.
- to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point:to scald milk.
- to parboil or blanch (fruit, vegetables, etc.).
v.i. - to be or become scalded.
n. - Pathologya burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- Pathologyany similar condition, esp. as the result of too much heat or sunlight.
- [Plant Pathol.]
- Plant Diseasesa blanching of the epidermis and adjacent tissues, which turn pale or dark brown, caused by extreme heat or sun exposure.
- Plant Diseasesa condition resembling scald caused by improper conditions of growth or storage, as in apples, or by fungi, as in cranberries.
- Late Latin excaldāre to wash in hot water. See ex-, caldarium
- dialect, dialectal Old French escalder
- Middle English scalden (verb, verbal) 1175–1225
- Literatureskald.
scald3 (skôld),USA pronunciation adj. [Archaic.]- Also, scalled. scabby;
scurvy.
n. - a scab.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scald /skɔːld/ vb - to burn or be burnt with or as if with hot liquid or steam
- (transitive) to subject to the action of boiling water, esp so as to sterilize
- (transitive) to heat (a liquid) almost to boiling point
- (transitive) to plunge (tomatoes, peaches, etc) into boiling water briefly in order to skin them more easily
n - the act or result of scalding
- an abnormal condition in plants, characterized by discoloration and wrinkling of the skin of the fruits, caused by exposure to excessive sunlight, gases, etc
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old Norman French from Late Latin excaldāre to wash in warm water, from calida (aqua) warm (water), from calēre to be warmˈscalder n scald /skɔːld/ n - a variant spelling of skald
skald (skôld, skäld),USA pronunciation n. - Literatureone of the ancient Scandinavian poets.
Also, scald. - Old Norse skāld poet
- 1755–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: skald, scald /skɔːld/ n - (in ancient Scandinavia) a bard or minstrel
Etymology: from Old Norse, of unknown originˈskaldic, ˈscaldic adj |