Malt

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Malt \Malt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malted}: p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Malting}.]
     To make into malt; as, to malt barley.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Malt \Malt\, v. i.
     To become malt; also, to make grain into malt. --Mortimer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Malt \Malt\ (m[add]lt), n. [AS. mealt; akin to D. mout, G. malz,
     Icel., Sw., & Dan. malt, and E. melt. [root]108. See {Melt}.]
     Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln,
     thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has
     been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation
     of whisky.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Malt \Malt\, a.
     Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.
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     {Malt liquor}, an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter,
        etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt.
  
     {Malt dust}, fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in
        making malt; -- used as a fertilizer. " Malt dust consists
        chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain."
        --Sir H. Davy.
  
     {Malt floor}, a floor for drying malt.
  
     {Malt house}, or {Malthouse}, a house in which malt is made.
        
  
     {Malt kiln}, a heated chamber for drying malt.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  malt
       n 1: a milkshake made with malt powder [syn: {malted}, {malted
            milk}]
       2: a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too
          alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer [syn: {malt liquor}]
       3: a cereal grain that is kiln-dried after having been
          germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing
          and distilling
       v 1: treat with malt or malt extract; "malt beer"
       2: turn into malt, become malt
       3: convert grain into malt
       4: convert into malt