Definition of scaffold
1a : a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or groundb : a platform on which a criminal is executed (as by hanging or beheading)c : a platform at a height above ground or floor level
2 : a supporting framework
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Examples of scaffold in a Sentence
The condemned man was led to the scaffold.
Origin and Etymology of scaffold
Middle English, from Anglo-French scaffald, alteration of Old French eschaafauz, escafaut, alteration of chaafaut, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum — more at catafalque
First Known Use: 14th century
SCAFFOLD Defined for English Language Learners
scaffold
playDefinition of scaffold for English Language Learners
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: a temporary or movable platform or structure on which a person stands or sits while working high above the floor or ground
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: a platform or structure on which criminals are killed by being hanged or beheaded
SCAFFOLD Defined for Kids
scaffold
playDefinition of scaffold for Students
1 : a raised platform built as a support for workers and their tools and materials
2 : a platform on which executions take place
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