scald

I

[[t]skɔld[/t]]

v. t.

1) to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam

2) to subject to the action of boiling liquid or steam

3) to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point:

to scald milk[/ex]

4) to parboil:

to scald vegetables[/ex]

5) to become scalded

6) pat a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam

7)

a) ppa a browning of fruit or plant tissue caused by extreme heat or overexposure to the sun

b) ppa a browning of fruit caused by a fungus or by improper conditions of growth or storage

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Etymology: 1175–1225; ME (v.) < dial. OF escalder < LL excaldāre to wash in hot water = Lex- ex- I+-caldāre II

scald

[[t]skɔld, skɑld[/t]] n.

lit.

skald