kesiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• scab noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
• slough noun The old skin shed by a snake, or dead tissue that separates from a wound.

Senses

kesiä is used for these senses in English:

• scab (intransitive) To form into scabs and be shed, as damaged or diseased skin.
• slough (transitive) To shed skin or outer layers.

scab — full definition

1. noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
2. noun An insulting term for a worker who continues working, or takes a striking worker's job, during a labour strike.
3. verb To act as a strikebreaker.

slough — full definition

1. noun The old skin shed by a snake, or dead tissue that separates from a wound.
2. verb To shed or discard an old outer layer, or to get rid of something no longer needed.
3. noun A swampy or marshy area, or a state of low emotional spirits.

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