Scald, a.
1. Affected with the scab; scabby.
2. Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers. [Obs.]
Scald crow Zool., the hooded crow. [Ireland]
Scald head Med., a name popularly given to several diseases of the scalp characterized by pustules (the dried discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the hair.
Scalled a. Scabby; scurfy; scall. [Obs.] “With scalled brows black.”
Scalled head. Med. See Scald head, under Scald, a.
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