[scar] n [ME skere, fr. ON sker skerry; prob. akin to ON skera to cut--more at shear] (14c) 1: an isolated or protruding rock
2: a steep rocky eminence: a bare place on the side of a mountain
[2]scar n [ME escare, scar, fr. MF escare scab, fr. LL eschara, fr. Gk, hearth, brazier, scab] (14c) 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 "the ~s of bullets on the ... church door --Kay Boyle"
4: a lasting moral or emotional injury "one of his men had been killed ... in a manner that left a ~ upon his mind --H. G. Wells" -- scar.less adj [3]scar vb scarred ; scar.ring vt (1555) 1: to mark with a scar
2: to do lasting injury to ~ vi 1: to form a scar
2: to become scarred