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scar

1

[ skahr ]

noun

  1. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
  2. a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma.
  3. any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.
  4. Botany. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.


verb (used with object)

scarred, scarring.
  1. to mark with a scar.

verb (used without object)

scarred, scarring.
  1. to form a scar in healing.

scar

2

[ skahr ]

noun

British.
  1. a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
  2. a low or submerged rock in the sea.

scar

1

/ ²õ°ìÉ‘Ë /

noun

  1. any mark left on the skin or other tissue following the healing of a wound
  2. a permanent change in a person's character resulting from emotional distress

    his wife's death left its scars on him

  3. the mark on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp the attachment of a leaf to a stem
  4. a mark of damage; blemish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to mark or become marked with a scar
  2. intr to heal leaving a scar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scar

2

/ ²õ°ìÉ‘Ë /

noun

  1. an irregular enlongated trench-like feature on a land surface that often exposes bedrock
  2. a similar formation in a river or sea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scar1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; shortening of eschar

Origin of scar2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English scarre, skerre, from Old Norse sker skerry
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scar1

C14: via Late Latin from Greek eskhara scab

Origin of scar2

C14: from Old Norse sker low reef, skerry
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His legs are “still messed up†now, he told Bensinger, pulling up a pant leg to reveal a gnarly scarred calf.

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He added he does not tell young people what to do but showed them his scars and felt he could "understand how they view the world".

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In her victim impact statement, read out at Hull Crown Court, she said she still had panic attacks and the scars to be "reminded of what he did to me".

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“These are scars that are going to haunt me,†Park said in an interview.

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And when coaches asked about the scar from his procedure, he lifted his shirt to show a long vertical incision running up the length of his chest.

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