Scar

Scar
Scar Scar, n. [OF. escare, F. eschare an eschar, a dry slough (cf. It. & Sp. escara), L. eschara, fr. Gr. ? hearth, fireplace, scab, eschar. Cf. {Eschar}.] 1. A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal, made by a wound or ulcer, and remaining after the wound or ulcer is healed; a cicatrix; a mark left by a previous injury; a blemish; a disfigurement. [1913 Webster]

This earth had the beauty of youth, . . . and not a wrinkle, scar, or fracture on all its body. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) A mark left upon a stem or branch by the fall of a leaf, leaflet, or frond, or upon a seed by the separation of its support. See Illust. under {Axillary}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Scar — Scar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarring}.] To mark with a scar or scars. [1913 Webster] Yet I ll not shed her blood; Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow. Shak. [1913 Webster] His cheeks were deeply scarred. Macaulay …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scar — Scar, n. [Scot. scar, scaur, Icel. sker a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea; akin to Dan. ski[ae]r, Sw. sk[ a]r. Cf. {Skerry}.] An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Scar — Scar, v. i. To form a scar. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scar — Ⅰ. scar [1] ► NOUN 1) a mark left on the skin or within body tissue after the healing of a wound or burn. 2) a mark left at the point of separation of a leaf, frond, or other part from a plant. 3) a lasting effect left following an unpleasant… …   English terms dictionary

  • scar — scar1 [skär] n. [ME, aphetic < MFr escarre < LL eschara < Gr, orig., fireplace, brazier] 1. a mark left on the skin or other tissue after a wound, burn, ulcer, pustule, lesion, etc. has healed; cicatrix 2. a similar mark or cicatrix on a …   English World dictionary

  • scar|y — «SKAIR ee», adjective, scar|i|er, scar|i|est. Informal. 1. causing fright or alarm: »a scary ghost story. Maxwell Anderson s scary melodrama dealing with a winsome little girl who is also homicidal... (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

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