The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scald head
Scald \Scald\, a. [For scalled. See Scall.]
Affected with the scab; scabby.
--Shak.-
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.
Usage examples of "scald head".
Some years ago attention was called to this herb by a writer in the Medical Journal as a valuable remedy for the cutaneous disorder called crusta lactes, or Scald head, in children.
An ointment to destroy lice is made from the pulp and is also used for scald head and other skin diseases.