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Traditional English :: scaler
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scaler - n. & v. --n. 1 each of the small thin bony or horny overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles.
2 something resembling a fish-scale, esp.: a a pod or husk. b a flake of skin; a scab. c a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract. d each of the structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths. e Bot. a layer of a bulb.
3 a a flake formed on the surface of rusty iron. b a thick white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the action of heat on water.
4 plaque formed on teeth. --v. 1 tr. remove scale or scales from (fish, nuts, iron, etc.).
2 tr. remove plaque from (teeth) by scraping.
3 intr. a (of skin, metal, etc.) form, come off in, or drop, scales. b (usu. foll. by off) (of scales) come off. scale-armour hist. armour formed of metal scales attached to leather etc. scale-board very thin wood used for the back of a mirror, picture, etc. scale-bug = scale insect. scale-fern any of various spleenworts, esp. Asplenium ceterach. scale insect any of various insects, esp. of the family Coccidae, clinging to plants and secreting a shieldlike scale as covering. scale-leaf a modified leaf resembling a scale. scale-moss a type of liverwort with scalelike leaves. scales fall from a person's eyes a person is no longer deceived (cf. Acts 9:18). scale-winged lepidopterous. scale-work an overlapping arrangement. scaled adj. (also in comb.). scaleless adj. scaler n. [ME f. OF escale f. Gmc, rel. to SCALE(2)] |
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Related Words
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ultrasonic
hdtv
fish
air
needle
sickle
kavo
hd
electric
chameleon
shape
shifting
video
dental
automatic
scalers
piezo
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Most Often Usage
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ultrasonic scaler
hdtv scaler
fish scaler
air scaler
needle scaler
sickle scaler
kavo scaler
hd scaler
electric fish scaler
chameleon scaler shape shifting
video scaler
dental scaler
automatic fish scalers
piezo scaler
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