Synonyms for scald

Grammar : Verb

Spell : skawld

Phonetic Transcription : skɔld

Définition of scald

Origin : c.1200, "to be very hot; to afflict painfully with hot liquid or steam," from Old North French escalder "to scald, to scorch" (Old French eschalder "heat, boil up, bubble," Modern French échauder), from Late Latin excaldare "bathe in hot water" (source also of Spanish escaldar, Italian scaldare "heat with hot water"), from Latin ex- "off" (see ex-) + calidus "hot" (see calorie). Related: Scalded; scalding. The noun is c.1600, from the verb.

verb burn

Example sentences :

Boil a small lump of alum, and scald them in the alum-water.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Another method is to scald them, and then to rub off the outer skin.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Scald and peel them; throwing them, as they are peeled, into cold water.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Scald your china or silver pot, and pour the coffee into it.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

You should mix your brandy and sugar before you scald the peaches.
Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury

Scald and flour a cloth, and sew, or tie, the pudding firmly in it.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Scald a quart of cream; when almost cold, put to it four eggs well beaten, a spoonful and a half of flour, with nutmeg and sugar.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

The water to be used should be lukewarm in summer, and in very cold weather it must be hot, but not so as to scald the yeast.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

The time required to scald cream depends on the size of the pan, and the heat of the fire; but the slower it is done the better.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

For an extensive burn or scald, skilful advice should immediately be obtained, as it always endangers the life of the sufferer.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Antonyms for scald

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