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Scald
Definitions
- 1 Affected with the scab; scabby. obsolete
"and let us knog our / prains together to be revenge on this same scald, scurvy, / cogging companion,"
- 2 Paltry; worthless. obsolete
"Would it not grieue a King to be so abuſ’d? And haue a thouſand horſmen tane away? And which is worſe to haue his Diadem Sought for by ſuch ſcalde knaues as loue him not?"
- 1 A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.
- 2 Scaliness; a scabby skin disease. obsolete, uncountable
"Her craftie head was altogether bald, / And as in hate of honorable eld, / Was ouergrowne with scurfe and filthy scald[…]."
- 3 Alternative form of skald. alt-of, alternative
"The fire was spreading rapidly through all parts of the castle, when Ulrica, who had first kindled it, appeared on a turret, in the guise of one of the ancient furies, yelling forth a war-song, such as was of yore chaunted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons."
- 4 the act of burning with steam or hot water wordnet
- 5 A paste, made by mixing flour with hot or boiling water (causing starches in it to gelatinize and hold more water) and allowing that mixture to sit and cool, which is added to bread dough to produce a softer bread that takes longer to stale.
"[…] stir in the flour by hand, and afterwards add the boiling water, and stir vigorously as already described for Virgin barm. The scald should not be so stiff as for Virgin, and should taste sweet when newly made."
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- 6 a burn cause by hot liquid or steam wordnet
- 7 Poor or bad land. Appalachia
- 1 To burn with hot liquid.
"to scald the hand"
- 2 burn with a hot liquid or steam wordnet
- 3 To heat almost to boiling.
"Scald the milk until little bubbles form."
- 4 heat to the boiling point wordnet
- 5 treat with boiling water wordnet
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- 6 subject to harsh criticism wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English scalden, from Old Northern French escalder (cf. central Old French eschauder, eschalder), from Late Latin excaldāre (“bathe in hot water”), from ex- (“off, out”) + cal(i)dus (“hot”).
From Middle English scalden, from Old Northern French escalder (cf. central Old French eschauder, eschalder), from Late Latin excaldāre (“bathe in hot water”), from ex- (“off, out”) + cal(i)dus (“hot”).
Alteration of scall or scalled.
Alteration of scall or scalled.
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