Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scaled"
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) 1.7 (wn)
scaled
adj 1: (zoology) 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
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