What is "scald"

Scald \Scald\, n. A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam.

Scald \Scald\ (sk[a^]ld or sk[add]ld; 277), n. [Icel. sk[=a]ld.] One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes. [Written also skald.]

A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons.
--Sir W. Scott.

Scald \Scald\, a. [For scalled. See Scall.]

1. Affected with the scab; scabby.
   --Shak.

2. Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers. [Obs.]
   --Shak.

   Scald crow (Zo["o]l.), the hooded crow. [Ireland]

   Scald head (Med.), a name popularly given to several diseases of the scalp characterized by pustules (the dried discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the hair.

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.

Scald \Scald\, n. Scurf on the head. See Scall.
--Spenser.

c.1200, "to be very hot; to afflict painfully with hot liquid or steam," from Old North French escalder "to scald, to scorch" (Old French eschalder "heat, boil up, bubble," Modern French échauder), from Late Latin excaldare "bathe in hot water" (source also of Spanish escaldar, Italian scaldare "heat with hot water"), from Latin ex- "off" (see ex-) + calidus "hot" (see calorie). Related: Scalded; scalding. The noun is c.1600, from the verb.

Etymology 1 n. A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam. vb. 1 To burn with hot liquid. 2 (context cooking English) To heat almost to boiling. Etymology 2

1. 1 (context obsolete English) Affected with the scab; scabby. 2 (context obsolete English) Paltry; worthless. n. (context obsolete English) scaliness; a scabby skin disease. Etymology 3

   n. (alternative form of skald English)

1. n. a burn cause by hot liquid or steam

2. the act of burning with steam or hot water

3. v. subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" [syn: blister, whip]

4. treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"

5. heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"

6. burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"

SCALD(structured computer-aided logic design), was a computer aided design system developed for building the S-1 computer. It used SUDS, Stanford University Drawing System, and it was developed by Thomas M. McWilliams and Lawrence Curtis Widdoes, Jr. The work led to the start of Valid Logic Systems, Inc.

Scald is common disease of barley in temperate regions. It is caused by the fungus Rhynchosporium secalis and can cause significant yield losses in cooler, wet seasons.

Scald were a doom metal band from Yaroslavl, Russia. After the death of their singer Agyl on September 6, 1997, the remaining members decided to end Scald and later formed a progressive/ folk metal band Tumulus.

Scald are an extreme metal band based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They are known for their progressive, idiosyncratic sound which takes in elements of metal, post-hardcore, doom, punk, grind and industrial electronica. The band have a cult following worldwide and successive releases and have garnered critical acclaim from alternative, punk and metal press; such as Terrorizer Magazine and Metal Maniacs. In the past associated with Code666, they are now on Midhir.