scaled

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scaled - 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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  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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scaled - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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