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Synonyms for scar

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : skahr
Phonetic Transcription : skɑr

Top 10 synonyms for scar
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Définition of scar

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French escare "scab" (Modern French escarre), from Late Latin eschara, from Greek eskhara "scab formed after a burn," literally "hearth, fireplace," of unknown origin. English sense probably influenced by Middle English skar (late 14c.) "crack, cut, incision," from Old Norse skarð, related to score (n.). Figurative sense attested from 1580s.
  • noun blemish from previous injury or illness
  • verb mark, hurt
Example sentences :
  • There was a scar on one cheek, and, altogether, he was not very prepossessing in his appearance.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "The man who stared at me over his candle has a scar on his forehead," said Biddy.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • That slit had healed now, but the scar was always at his throat, and in both their hearts.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Had he laid a finger-weight of sympathy on her, would it not have left a scar for life?
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • The other so young the only scar he had was the mark of the attram.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • The wound inflicted may heal, but the scar will always remain.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
  • At certain moments, he imagined that this scar covered the whole of his body.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • It was the scar of the white plague, the sign-manual of death.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The fact that you're an enemy of Scar Balta is enough for the present.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • The given name, Scar, once a nickname, had been in general use for centuries.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl

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