He laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter, which forthwith
seemed to scorch into Hester's breast, as if it had been red hot.
Hawthorne.
Scorch"ing, a. Burning; parching or shriveling with heat. --
Scorch"ing*ly, adv. -- Scorch"ing*ness, n.
Score (skr), n. [AS. scor twenty, fr. sceran, scieran, to shear, cut,
divide; or rather the kindred Icel. skor incision, twenty, akin to Dan.
skure a notch, Sw. skåra. See Shear.] 1. A notch or incision;
especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line,
made for the purpose of account.
Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score
and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used.
Shak.