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Webster 1913 Edition

Scaffold

Scaf′fold

,
Noun.
[OF.
eschafault
,
eschafaut
,
escafaut
,
escadafaut
, F.
échafaud
; probably originally the same word as E. & F.
catafalque
, It.
catafalco
. See
Catafalque
.]
1.
A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc.
Pardon, gentles all,
The flat, unraised spirits that have dared
On this unworthy
scaffold
to bring forth
So great an object.
Shakespeare
2.
Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal;
as, to die on the
scaffold
.
That a
scaffold
of execution should grow a scaffold of coronation.
Sir P. Sidney.
3.
(Metal.)
An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyères in a blast furnace.

Scaf′fold

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.

Webster 1828 Edition

Scaffold

SCAF'FOLD

,
Noun.
[The last syllable is the L. fala.]
1.
Among builders, an assemblage or structure of timbers, boards or planks, erected by the wall of a building to support the workmen.
2.
A temporary gallery or stage raised either for shows or spectators.
3.
A stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal.

SCAF'FOLD

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish with a scaffold; to sustain; to uphold.

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