scart

[ skahrt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Scot.

1. to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.

scart

¹

/ skært /

verb

1. to scratch or scrape

noun

1. a scratch or scrape
2. a stroke of a pen
3. a small amount; scraping

Scart

²

/ skɑːt /

noun

1. electronics
   1. a 21-pin plug-and-socket system which carries picture, sound, and other signals, used especially in home entertainment systems
   2. ( as modifier )

      a Scart cable

Word History and Origins

Origin of scart¹

1325–75; Middle English (Scots), metathetic variant of scrat to scratch

Word History and Origins

Origin of scart¹

C14: from earlier scrat

Origin of scart²

C20: after S yndicat des C onstructeurs des A ppareils R adiorécepteurs et T éléviseurs, the company that designed it

Example Sentences

The viewing gallery of the Point, a building seemingly designed to resemble an enormous scart lead port, was never anything other than heaving.

From BBC

It’ll be time for ye to be getting scart when ye see the tombsteans all run away with, and the place as bare as a stubble-field.

From Literature

We aud folks that be daffled, and with one foot abaft the krok-hooal, don’t altogether like to think of it, and we don’t want to feel scart of it; an’ that’s why I’ve took to makin’ light of it, so that I’d cheer up my own heart a bit.

From Literature

Now they laugh hysterically when I try to impart some rudimentary sex education advice, deal with Scart cables or express an opinion on Syria.

From The Guardian

While tech that allows us to directly interact with a virtual world with squelchy Scart leads is still in its infancy, with the right combination of devices you can have an immersive virtual reality experience in your own home today.

From The Guardian