noun

scar

scar

He has a scar on his cheek.

He has a scar on his cheek.

The war left a deep scar on the country.

The war left a deep scar on the country.

((a/the)) scar on (sth.) a mark left on the skin He has a scar on his cheek.

leave ((a)) scar to leave a lasting mark The war left a deep scar on the country.

mark, blemish, wound

From Old French 'escare', from Late Latin 'eschara', from Greek 'eskhara' meaning 'scab'.

Think of a 'scar' from a 'car' accident. The word 'car' is inside 's-car'.

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