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scalding

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

scald +‎ -ing

Adjective edit

scalding (not comparable)

  1. (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
Derived terms edit

Verb edit

scalding

  1. present participle and gerund of scald

Noun edit

scalding (plural scaldings)

  1. An instance of scalding: a burn.

Etymology 2 edit

From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

scalding (plural scaldings)

  1. (numismatics, historical) Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
    See synonyms at steeping.
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