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Definition of Scald
1. Noun. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
2. Verb. Subject to harsh criticism. "Your invectives scorched the community"
3. Noun. The act of burning with steam or hot water.
4. Verb. Treat with boiling water. "Scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
5. Verb. Heat to the boiling point. "Scald the milk"
6. Verb. Burn with a hot liquid or steam. "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
Definition of Scald
1. v. t. 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.
2. n. A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam.
3. a. Affected with the scab; scabby.
4. n. Scurf on the head. See Scall.
5. n. 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.
Definition of Scald
1. to burn with hot liquid or steam [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Scald
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A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam.
One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, etc, among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes.
Alternative forms: 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)
Origin: Icel. Skald.
1. Affected with the scab; scaby.
2. Scurry; paltry; as, scald rhymers.
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