I. ˈskär noun
Etymology: Middle English skere, from Old Norse sker skerry; probably akin to Old Norse skera to cut — more at shear
Date: 14th century
1. : an isolated or protruding rock
2. : a steep rocky eminence : a bare place on the side of a mountain
II. 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 -ləs adjective
III. verb
( scarred ; scar·ring )
Date: 1555
transitive verb
1. : to mark with a scar
2. : to do lasting injury to
intransitive verb
1. : to form a scar
2. : to become scarred