Definition of scald

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Scald (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..

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Scaldfish :: Scaldfish (n.) A European flounder (Arnoglossus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa); -- called also megrim, and smooth sole..
Rascaldom :: Rascaldom (n.) State of being a rascal; rascality; domain of rascals; rascals, collectively..
Megrim :: Megrim (n.) The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa)..
Scald :: Scald (a.) Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers..
Scald :: Scald (n.) Scurf on the head. See Scall.
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass..
Ambustion :: Ambustion (n.) A burn or scald.
Scald :: Scald (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..
Skald :: Skald (n.) See 5th Scald.
Scalding :: Scalding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scal.
Scaldic :: Scaldic (a.) Of or pertaining to the scalds of the Norsemen; as, scaldic poetry..
Scald :: Scald (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..
Fool :: Fool (n.) A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool..
Skaldic :: Skaldic (a.) See Scaldic.
Carron Oil :: Carron oil () A lotion of linseed oil and lime water, used as an application to burns and scalds; -- first used at the Carron iron works in Scotland..
Scald :: Scald (v. t.) To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat..
Scald :: Scald (n.) A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam..
Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding; as, to blanch almonds..
Scalder :: Scalder (n.) A Scandinavian poet; a scald.
Scalded :: Scalded (imp. & p. p.) of Scal.
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