English Dictionary: Scaled | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Scaled | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak. {To} {scale, [or] scale down}, {a debt, wages, etc.}, to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed ratio or scale. [U.S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Scaled \Scaled\, a. 1. Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc. 2. Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled herring. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove. {Scaled dove} (Zo[94]l.), any American dove of the genus {Scardafella}. Its colored feather tips resemble scales. |