Scar Definition
skär
scarred, scarring, scars
noun
scars
A mark left on the skin or other tissue after a wound, burn, ulcer, pustule, lesion, etc. has healed; cicatrix.
Webster's New World
A similar mark or cicatrix on a plant, as one on a stem where a leaf was attached.
Webster's New World
A marring or disfiguring mark on anything.
Webster's New World
The lasting mental or emotional effects of suffering or anguish.
Webster's New World
A mark, such as a dent, resulting from use or contact.
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verb
scarred, scarring, scars
To mark with or as with a scar.
Webster's New World
To form a scar in healing.
Webster's New World
To leave lasting signs of damage on.
A wretched childhood that scarred his psyche.
American Heritage
To become scarred.
Delicate skin that scars easily.
American Heritage
Origin of Scar
Middle English alteration of escare from Old French scab from Late Latin eschara from Greek eskhara hearth, scab caused by burning
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English skerre from Old Norse sker low reef sker-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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