Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 6 letters

eschar

Limited data

No curated clues yet.

Use pattern search to check whether the word fits.

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛskɑː/Part of speech nounSorted acehrsStarts with EEnds with R0 clues
1E2S3C4H5A6R

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

E_____

Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle French eschare (now escarre) or Late Latin eschara (“scar, scab”), from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, “hearth, brazier, scab”). Doublet of scar.

Used in a sentence

  • When the caustic is removed, the eschar should be punctured for the discharge of the matter, and then dressed with warm emollient poultices...
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer0 curated clues

No curated clues for eschar yet.

Related words