scaled

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptilesSynonyms: scaly scaley
(used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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.] [1913 Webster]

Scaled \Scaled\, a.

1.Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc. [1913 Webster]

2.Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled herring. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove. [1913 Webster]

Scaled dove (Zool.), any American dove of the genus Scardafella. Its colored feather tips resemble scales. [1913 Webster]