Sear

Sear - Other Definitions

• (a.) Alt. of Sere
  
  
• (a.) To wither; to dry up.
  
  
• (a.) To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively.
  
  
• (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
  
  
• (imp. & p. p.) of Sear
  
  
• (a.) Scorched; cauterized; hence, figuratively, insensible; not susceptible to moral influences.