1.
[syn: scaly, scaley, scaled]
2. (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scale \Scale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scaled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scaling.]
To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also,
to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
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Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.
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To scale a debt, wages, etc. or To scale down a debt,
wages, etc., to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed
ratio or scale. [U.S.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scaled \Scaled\, a.
1. Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a
fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.
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2. Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled
herring.
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3. (Zool.) Having feathers which in form, color, or
arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.
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Scaled dove (Zool.), any American dove of the genus
Scardafella. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scaled
adj 1: having the body covered or partially covered with thin
horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: scaly,
scaley, scaled]
2: (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a
leather backing