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English
Etymology
French eschare (now escarre) or late Latin eschara �scar, scab�, from Greek ε��α�α �hearth, brazier, scab�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'�sk�:/

Noun
eschar

1. a dry, dark scab or scar, especially as a result of burning

#:*1965: 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. � John Fowles, The Magus

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