scaur

scaur
Scar Scar, n. [Scot. scar, scaur, Icel. sker a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea; akin to Dan. ski[ae]r, Sw. sk["a]r. Cf. {Skerry}.] An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth. [Written also {scaur}.] [1913 Webster]

O sweet and far, from cliff and scar, The horns of Elfland faintly blowing. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]


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