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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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. (Zo["o]l.) Having feathers which in form, color, or
        arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Scaled dove (Zo["o]l.), any American dove of the genus
        Scardafella. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.
        [1913 Webster]

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["o]l.) Having feathers which in form, color, or
        arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.
  
     Scaled dove (Zo["o]l.), any American dove of the genus
        Scardafella. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  scaled
     a.
     1 (lb en zoology) Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
  <!-- of fish, reptile, moth, etc. -->
     2 Without scales, or with the scales removed.
     vb.
     (infl of en scale  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  scaled
     a.
     1 (lb en zoology) Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
  <!-- of fish, reptile, moth, etc. -->
     2 Without scales, or with the scales removed.
     vb.
     (infl of en scale  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  scaled
     a.
     1 (lb en zoology) Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
  <!-- of fish, reptile, moth, etc. -->
     2 Without scales, or with the scales removed.
     vb.
     (infl of en scale  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  scaled
     a.
     1 (lb en zoology) Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
  <!-- of fish, reptile, moth, etc. -->
     2 Without scales, or with the scales removed.
     vb.
     (infl of en scale  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  scaled
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s cale d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  scaled
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en scale ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb scale)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Scaled /skˈeɪld/
  مقيس

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  scaled /skˈeɪld/ 
  šupinatý