Scall
Scall (?), n. [Icel. skalli a bald head. Cf. Scald, a.] A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.It is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head. Lev. xiii. 30.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Scall (2)
Scall, a. Scabby; scurfy. Shak.
Scalled
Scalled (?), a. Scabby; scurfy; scall. “With scalled brows black.” Chaucer.Scalled head. (Med.) See Scald head, under Scald, a.
Scallion
Scal″lion (?), n. [OF. escalone, eschaloingne, L. caepa Ascalonia onion of Ascalon; caepa onion + Ascalonius of Ascalon, fr. Ascalo Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Cf. Shallot.] 1...
Scallop
Scal″lop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See Scale of a fish, and cf. Escalop.] [Wri...
Scallop (2)
Scal″lop, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scalloped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Scalloping.] 1. To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop s...
Scalloped
Scal″loped (?), a. 1. Furnished with a scallop; made or done with or in a scallop.2. Having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of circles. See Scallop, n., 2.3. (Coo...
Scalloper
Scal″lop‐er (?), n. One who fishes for scallops.
Scalloping
Scal″lop‐ing, n. Fishing for scallops.
Scalp
Scalp (skălp), n. [Cf. Scallop.] A bed of oysters or mussels.
Scalp (2)
Scalp, n. [Perhaps akin to D. schelp shell. Cf. Scallop.] 1. That part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair.By the bare scalp of Robin Hodd's fat fri...
Scalp (3)
Scalp, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scalped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Scalping.] 1. To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of.2. (Surg.) To remove the skin of.We must s...
Scalp (4)
Scalp, v. i. To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; — said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account.
Scalpel
Scal″pel (skăl″pĕl), n. [L. scalpellum, dim. of scalprum a knife, akin to scalpere to cut, carve, scrape: cf. F. scalpel.] (Surg.) A small knife with a thin, keen blade, — used ...
Scalper
Scalper (skălp″ẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, scalps.2. (Surg.) Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping.3. A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and q...
Scalping
Scalp″ing (skălp″ĭng), a. & n. from Scalp.Scalping iron(Surg.), an instrument used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory. — Scalping knife, a knife used by North Ameri...
Scalpriform
Scal″pri‐form (?), a. [L. scalprum chisel, knife + -form.] (Anat.) Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of rodents.
Scaly
Scal″y (?), a. 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. “Scaly crocodile.” Milton.2. Resembling scales, laminæ, or layers.3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow.4. (Bot....
Scaly-winged
Scal″y–winged′ (?), a.(Zoöl.) Scale-winged.
Scamble
Scam″ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Scambled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Scambling.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to deviate, to slip, schampen to go away, escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble.] 1...
Scamble (2)
Scam″ble, v. t. To mangle. Mortimer.
Scambler
Scam″bler (?), n. 1. One who scambles.2. A bold intruder upon the hospitality of others; a mealtime visitor.
Scamblingly
Scam″bling‐ly (?), adv. In a scambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness.
Scamell
{ Scam″ell (?), orScam″mel }, n.(Zoöl.) The female bar-tailed godwit.☞ Whether this is the scamel mentioned by Shakespeare is not known.
Scamillus
‖Sca‐mil″lus (?), n.; pl.Scamilli (#). [L., originally, a little bench, dim. of scamnum bench, stool.] (Arch.) A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Cor...
Scammoniate
Scam‐mo″ni‐ate (?), a. Made from scammony; as, a scammoniate aperient.
Scammony
Scam″mo‐ny (skăm″mō̍‐ny̆), n. [F. scammonée, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr. σκαμμωνία.] 1. (Bot.) A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia).2. An inspissated sap obtaine...