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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ES'CHAR, n. [Gr.] In surgery, the crust or scab occasioned by burns or caustic applications.
1. A species of Coralline, resembling a net or woven cloth.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English escare — more at scar Date: 1543 a scab formed especially after a burn

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Eschar 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Eschar 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.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Med.) Crust (made by caustics), scab, slough.