Scaled

3 definitions found

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

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scaled
       adj 1: having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny
              plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: {scaly}, {scaley}]
       2: used of armor; having overlapping metal splates attached to
          a leather backing