scalding
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
scalding (not comparable)
- (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
scalding
- present participle and gerund of scald
Noun[edit]
scalding (plural scaldings)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
scalding (plural scaldings)
- (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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