Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
wound, scar — The two are not as interchangeable as writers sometimes casually make them. A scar is what remains after a wound heals. Thus it is always wrong, or at least stretching matters, to talk about a scar healing, including in figurative senses … Dictionary of troublesome word
Scar (comics) — Scar Publication information Publisher DC Comics First appearance As a Guardian Green Lantern #25 (December 2007) As Scar … Wikipedia
Scar — Scar, n. [OF. escare, F. eschare an eschar, a dry slough (cf. It. & Sp. escara), L. eschara, fr. Gr. ? hearth, fireplace, scab, eschar. Cf. {Eschar}.] 1. A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal, made by a wound or ulcer, and remaining after the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wound — , scar The two are not as interchangeable as writers sometimes casually make them. A scar is what remains after a wound heals. Thus it is always wrong, or at least stretching matters, to talk about a scar healing, including in figurative senses … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
scar — Ⅰ. scar [1] ► NOUN 1) a mark left on the skin or within body tissue after the healing of a wound or burn. 2) a mark left at the point of separation of a leaf, frond, or other part from a plant. 3) a lasting effect left following an unpleasant… … English terms dictionary
scar — scar1 [skär] n. [ME, aphetic < MFr escarre < LL eschara < Gr, orig., fireplace, brazier] 1. a mark left on the skin or other tissue after a wound, burn, ulcer, pustule, lesion, etc. has healed; cicatrix 2. a similar mark or cicatrix on a … English World dictionary
scar — [n] blemish from previous injury or illness blister, cicatrice, cicatrix, crater, defect, discoloration, disfigurement, flaw, hurt, mark, pockmark, scab, track, wound; concept 580 Ant. perfection scar [v] mark, hurt beat, blemish, brand, cut,… … New thesaurus
scar´i|fy´ing|ly — scar|i|fy «SKAR uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. a) to make scratches or cuts in the surface of (as the skin). b) to cover with scratches: »These…could be stamped out of plastic or Fiberglas with a scarified top (New Yorker). Fixing her… … Useful english dictionary
scar|i|fy — «SKAR uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. a) to make scratches or cuts in the surface of (as the skin). b) to cover with scratches: »These…could be stamped out of plastic or Fiberglas with a scarified top (New Yorker). Fixing her nails in… … Useful english dictionary
Scar — Scars redirects here. For the 1998 video game, see S.C.A.R.S. (video game). Scarring redirects here. For the act of inflicting scars, see Scarification. This article is about scar tissue. For other uses, see Scar (disambiguation). Scar… … Wikipedia
