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scalded
We have found lemma(root) word of scalded : scald.
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[skɔːld], (Verb)
Definitions:
- injure with very hot liquid or steam
(e.g: the tea scalded his tongue)
Phrases:
- like a scalded cat
Origin
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Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French escalder, from late Latin excaldare, from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + calidus ‘hot’. The noun dates from the early 17th century
[skɔːld], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a burn or other injury caused by hot liquid or steam
(e.g: 50,000 children a year are taken to hospital with burns and scalds)
- any of a number of plant diseases which produce an effect similar to that of scalding, especially a disease of fruit marked by browning and caused by excessive sunlight, bad storage conditions, or atmospheric pollution
Phrases:
- like a scalded cat
Origin
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Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French escalder, from late Latin excaldare, from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + calidus ‘hot’. The noun dates from the early 17th century
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