scalding

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

scalding (not comparable)

  1. (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.

Verb

scalding

  1. present participle of scald

Noun

scalding (plural scaldings)

  1. An instance of scalding: a burn.

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Noun

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.
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