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An instance of scalding; a burn
Present participle of scald
Hot enough to burn
{s} burning, scorching; hot enough to scald; biting, scathing
marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
Scalding or scalding hot liquids are extremely hot. I tried to sip the tea but it was scalding. scalding hot water
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Scaliness; scabs

Her craftie head was altogether bald, / And as in hate of honorable eld, / Was ouergrowne with scurfe and filthy scald .

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{a} scurvy, paltry
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{n} a burn with liquids, a scurf on the head an ancient bard or poet of the north of Europe
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{v} to burn with hot liquids
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If you scald yourself, you burn yourself with very hot liquid or steam. A patient scalded herself in a hot bath. a child with a scalded hand
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{f} burn with hot liquid or steam; treat with or cover with boiling liquid or steam; heat to a temperature just below the boiling point
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treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled
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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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A scald is a burn caused by very hot liquid or steam. Variant of skald. Variant of scall. to burn your skin with hot liquid or steam (escalder, from excaldare , from calidus ). a burn on your skin caused by hot liquid or steam
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(1) To burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam (2) To subject to or treat with boiling water ADVANCE \x 540
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subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
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heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"
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Heating milk products without boiling until a scum forms on top, usually about 196 degrees
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To burn with hot liquid
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To cook liquid, usually milk, over low heat until the temperature reaches just below the boiling point Small bubbles will form around the edge of the liquid
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{i} burn caused by boiling liquid or steam
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To heat a liquid, usually milk until it is almost boiling at which point very small bubbles begin to form around the age of the pan
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treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
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To heat liquid almost to a boil until bubbles begin to form around the edge
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Scurf on the head
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Plunging foods with skins, such as tomatoes, into boiling water This loosens and splits the skin, so it can be removed easily
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among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes
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To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat
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To heat just below the boiling point Also to pour boiling water over the food or to dip food briefly into the boiling water
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One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc
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To heat milk to just below the boiling point (when tiny bubbles appear around edge of pan)
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To heat almost to boiling
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To heat a liquid almost to the boiling point
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A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam
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Affected with the scab; scabby
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To heat liquid just below the boiling point
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To heat a liquid (such as milk) almost to the boiling point
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a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
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To heat a liquid to just below the boiling point Often used when referring to heating milk Scald also means dipping a food in boiling water
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To heat a liquid such as milk to just below the boiling point Scald also means to plunge a food into boiling water to loosen the peel
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Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers
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To heat milk to just under boiling point
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burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
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the act of burning with steam or hot water a burn cause by hot liquid or steam burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
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the act of burning with steam or hot water
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