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▪ I. searing, vbl. n.|ˈsɪərɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
The action of sear v.; scorching, cauterizing; concr. a result of searing, a seared portion of something. Also fig.
1395Cartul. Abb. de Whiteby (Surtees) II. 601 Pro seryng unius equi et cura alterius. 1552Huloet, Blastynge or Searynge, as of corne. 1562Act 5 Eliz. c. 14 §12 Persons that shall so offende..shall have..losse of Eares, slytting and searing of Nose. 1682Norris Hierocles 82 As Physicians heel Malign Ulcers by Scarifyings and Searings. 1720Welton Suffer. Son of God II. xix. 525 When a Man neglects to pare off the first Searings of His Heart, He gradually goes on to Harden in his Obstinacy. 1858W. Arnot Laws fr. Heav. Ser. ii. xli. 329 There must be a rude, hearty blow, for there is a hard searing to be penetrated.
b. Comb.: searing-iron, an iron used for cauterizing, branding, etc.
1541[see iron n.1 4 b]. 1574tr. Marlorat's Apocalips 2 They..yell oute as if they were burned with a searingyron. 1626T. H[awkins] Caussin's Holy Crt. 131 Theyr phrensy would haue no other remedyes, but the searing-Iron, and fyre. 1683tr. Eusebius' Hist. Ch. viii. xiii. (1709) 170 His Eyes also (altho' he could not then see) were burnt out with Searing-irons. 1896Daily News 11 Sept. 7/6 Mr. G. said his client denied using a searing iron to the mare's tail.
fig.1646J. Hall Horæ Vac. 36 Such a wonderfull Nature hath the word, that..it is as well a searing Iron, as a two edged sword. a1649Drummond of Hawthornden Hist. Jas. V, Wks. (1711) 101 Since the Roman church had received..a deadly wound,..she was constrained to use a searing iron.
▪ II. searing, ppl. a.|ˈsɪərɪŋ|
[f. sear v. + -ing2.]
1. That withers or becomes parched.
1665R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales (1901) 49 You compare a Woman's Love..to barren Land,..thirsty and seering. 1849J. Hamilton Life Lady Colquhoun vii. 282 Instead of the roughening lake and the searing forest, God had showed her ‘the pure river, clear as crystal’ [etc.].
2. That scorches; burning, scarifying.
1818Keats Endym. iii. 260 Will he touch me with his searing hand, And leave a black memorial on the sand? 1897A. Page Afternoon Ride 60 The searing sunshine and hot winds of Africa.
fig.a1860S. Miller in Mem. (1883) 89 Let us also fear lest it turn out a searing ordeal. 1899Cornford R. L. Stevenson 163 The captain, with his searing memory of his child.
▪ III. searing, searment
see cering, cerement. |