n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English escare, scar, from Middle French escare scab, from Late Latin eschara, from Greek, hearth, brazier, scab
Date: 14th century
1 : a mark left (as in the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
2 a : a mark left on a stem or branch by a fallen leaf or harvested fruit b : CICATRIX 2
3 : a mark or indentation resulting from damage or wear
4 : a lasting moral or emotional injury <one of his men had been killed ⋯ in a manner that left a scar upon his mind ― H. G. Wells>
– scar · less \ -l ə s \ adjective