scar
scar1 definition
scar (skär)
noun
- a mark left on the skin or other tissue after a wound, burn, ulcer, pustule, lesion, etc. has healed; cicatrix
- a similar mark or cicatrix on a plant, as one on a stem where a leaf was attached
- a marring or disfiguring mark on anything
- the lasting mental or emotional effects of suffering or anguish
Etymology: ME, aphetic < MFr escarre < LL eschara < Gr, orig., fireplace, brazier
intransitive verb
to form a scar in healing
scar2 definition
scar (skär)
noun
- a precipitous rocky place or cliff
- a projecting or isolated rock, as in the sea
Etymology: ME skerre < ON sker: for IE base see shear
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