scalding
English
Adjective
scalding (not comparable)
- (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
Etymology 2
From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”).
Alternative forms
Noun
scalding (plural scaldings)
- (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.
Synonyms
- See steeping
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