Defn: To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
SCARIOSE; SCARIOUS
Sca"ri*ose, Sca"ri*ous, a. Etym: [F. scarieux, NL. scariosus. Cf.
Scary.] (Bot.)
Defn: Thin, dry, membranous, and not green. Gray.
SCARLATINA
Scar`la*ti"na, n. Etym: [NL.: cf. F. scarlatine. See Scarlet.] (Med.)
Defn: Scarlet fever.
— Scar`la*ti"nal, a.
— Scar*lat"i*nous (# or #), a.
SCARLESS
Scar"less, a.
Defn: Free from scar. Drummond.
SCARLET Scar"let, n. Etym: [OE. scarlat, scarlet, OF. escarlate, F. écarlate (cf. Pr. escarlat, escarlata, Sp. & Pg. escarlata, It. scarlatto, LL. scarlatum), from Per. sakirlat.]
Defn: A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, — of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.
2. Cloth of a scarlet color. All her household are clothed with scarlet. Prov. xxxi. 21.