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Definition of Escar
Es"char (?), n. [L. eschara, Gr.
&?;: cf. F. eschare. See Scar.] (Med.) A
dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the healthy part of
the body, as that produced by a burn, or the application of
caustics.
Es"char (?), n. [Ir.] (Geol.)
In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly
and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the
country. Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or
kams. [Written also eskar and esker.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a dry, dark scab or scar, especially as a result of burning
*1965: In another minute there was no letter; but, as with every other relationship in my life, an eschar of ashes. The word is rare, but exact. — John Fowles, The Magus
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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