Defn: Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
— Scorch"ing*ly, adv.
— Scorch"ing*ness, n.
SCORE
Score, n. Etym: [AS. scor twenty, fr. sceran, scieran, to shear, cut,
divice; or rather the kindred Icel. skor incision, twenty, akin to
Dan. skure a notch, Sw. skåra. See Shear.]
1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account. Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used. Shak.
2. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness. He parted well, and paid his score. Shak.
3. Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
But left the trade, as many more Have lately done on the same score.
Hudibras.
You act your kindness in Cydria's score. Dryden.
4. The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl., a large number. Amongst three or four score hogsheads. Shak. At length the queen took upon herself to grant patents of monopoly by score. Macaulay.
5. A distance of twenty yards; — a term used in ancient archery and gunnery. Halliwell.
6. A weight of twenty pounds. [Prov. Eng.]
7. The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.
8. line drawn; a groove or furrow.