Scald

skawld, v.t. to burn with hot liquid: to cook slightly, as fruit, in hot water or steam: to cleanse thoroughly by rinsing with very hot water.— n. a burn caused by hot liquid.— ns. Scald′er , one who scalds ve els: a pot for scalding; Scald′-fish , a marine flat fish; Scald′ing , things scalded; Scald′-rag , a nickname for a dyer.— Scalding hot , so hot as to scald. [O. Fr. escalder (Fr. échauder )—Low L. excaldāre , to bathe in warm water— ex , from, calid us , warm, hot.]