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scalding |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scald \Scald\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scalded}; p. pr & vb n. {Scalding}.] [OF. eschalder eschauder escauder F. ['e]chauder, fr L. excaldare ex + caldus, calidus warm, hot. See {Ex}, and {Caldron}.] 1. 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. Mine own tears Do scald like molten lead. --Shak. Here the blue flames of scalding brimstone fall. --Cowley. 2. To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as to scald milk or meat. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scalding adj : hot enough to boil; "boiling water" [syn: {boiling}]
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