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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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
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