scald 1
/skawld/ , v.t.
1. to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
2. to subject to the action of boiling or hot liquid.
3. to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point: to scald milk.
4. to parboil or blanch (fruit, vegetables, etc.).
v.i.
5. to be or become scalded.
n.
6. a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
7. any similar condition, esp. as the result of too much heat or sunlight.
8. Plant Pathol.
a. a blanching of the epidermis and adjacent tissues, which turn pale or dark brown, caused by extreme heat or sun exposure.
b. a condition resembling scald caused by improper conditions of growth or storage, as in apples, or by fungi, as in cranberries.
[ 1175-1225; ME scalden (v.) escalder excaldare to wash in hot water. See EX-, CALDARIUM ]
scald 2
/skawld, skahld/ , n.
skald.
scald 3
/skawld/ , adj. Archaic.
1. Also, scalled . scabby; scurvy.
n.
2. a scab.
[ 1490-1500; SCALL + -ED 3 ]