Scar \Scar\, n. [Scot. scar, scaur, Icel. sker a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea; akin to Dan. skiaer, Sw. sk[aum]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]
Scaur \Scaur\, n. A precipitous bank or rock; a scar. [1913 Webster]