Obs.–0 [a. Gr. ἔγκαυμα result of burning in.]
1. ‘The scoria of silver’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
2. A deep, foul ulceration of the cornea, followed by destruction of the eye.
1708. in Kersey.
1847. in Craig; and in mod. Dicts.
3. ‘Formerly used for the mark left by a burn, or the vesicle produced by it’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
1708. in Kersey.
1775. in Ash.
1847. in Craig.
