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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Scāl'a-ble, a. p. 1175Capable of being scaled.Sea-lā'de' or Sea-lā'do, n. p. 1175(Mil.) An assault on a besieged place with ladders to mount the walls; an escalade. Fairfax.Sea-lā'rī-ā, n. p. 1175(Conch.) A genus of gasteropodous mollusks, having shells pure white and lustrous, of a turreted form, with many whorls, and ornamented with many transverse ribs. Baird.Sea-lār'i-fōrm, a. p. 1175Having transverse bars and spaces, or what look like spaces, so as to resemble a ladder, as vascular tissue transversely barred and striated.Scā'la-ry, a. p. 1175Resembling a ladder; formed with steps. [Obs.] Browne.Scā'la-wāg, n. p. 1175A miserable scamp; a scapegrace. [Vulgar.] Bartlett.Scald, v. t. p. 1175To burn with hot liquid; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any fluid of high temperature; as, to scald the hand or foot. Mine own tears do scald like molten lead. Shak. Here the…Scald, n. p. 1175A burn, or injury to the skin and flesh by some hot liquid, or by steam.Scald, n. p. 1175Scurf on the head; scab. Spenser.Scald, a. p. 1175Scurvy; paltry; poor; as, scald rhymers. [Obs.] Shak.Scāld, n. p. 1175One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, &c., among the Norsemen; more rarely, and less properly, a bard among any of the ancient…Scāld'er, n. p. 1175A Scandinavian poet; a scald.Scald'-fish, n. p. 1175(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Rhombus (R. arnoglossus), allied to the turbot, flounder, &c. Yarrell.Scald'-head, n. p. 1175(Med.) A pustular eruption, mostly of the hairy scalp, in which the pustules are in distinct, often distant patches, gradually spreading till the whole head is covered as with a helmet; skin below…Scāld'ic, a. p. 1175Pertaining to the scalds or poets of antiquity; composed by scalds. Warton.Scald'ing-hōt, a. p. 1175So hot as to scald the skin.Scāle, n. p. 1175The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale;—chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for…Scāle, n. p. 1175One of the small, thin, membranous or bony pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermo-skeleton. Glide under the green wave.…Scale, n. p. 1175A ladder; series of steps; means of ascending. 2. Hence, any thing graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines or degrees at regular intervals; as, specifically, (a.)…Scāle, v. t. p. 1175To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by steps; to clamber up. Oft have I scaled the craggy oak. Spencer.Scāle, v. t. p. 1175To measure; to compare; to weigh. [Rare.] “Scaling his present bearing with his past.” Shak.Scāle, v. t. p. 1175To strip or clear of scales; as, to scale a fish. 2. To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface. “If all the mountains were scaled, and the earth made…Scāle, v. i. p. 1175To lead up by steps; to ascend. [Obs.] “The stair that scaled by steps of God to heaven’s gate.” Milton. 2. To separate and come off in thin layers or laminæ. The old shells of the lobster scale off.…Scāle'-bēam, n. p. 1175The lever or beam of a balance.Scāle'-bee'tle, n. p. 1175(Entom.) The tiger-beetle.Scāle'-bōard p. 1175n. 1. (Print.) A thin slip of wood used to extend a page to its true length, make types register, secure uniformity of margin, and for other purposes. Savage. 2. A thin veneer or leaf of wood, used…Scāled, a. p. 1175Having scales like a fish; squamous; as, a scaled snake.Scāle'-in'sect, n. p. 1175(Entom.) A small hemipterous insect, of a more or less flattened, scale-like appearance, the species of which belong chiefly to the genus Coccus. They live on the juices of the plants on which they…Scale'-less, a. p. 1175Destitute of scales.Scale'-mōss, n. p. 1175(Bot.) A plant belonging to the order Jungermannia, resembling moss, growing upon the trunks of trees in damp earth, and in similar situations;—so called from its small, scale-like leaves.Sca-lēne', a. p. 1175(Geom.) (a.) Having the sides and angles unequal; — said of a triangle. (b.) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.Sca-lēne', n. p. 1176(Geom.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.Sca-lē'no-hē'dron, n. p. 1176(Crystallog.) A pyramidal form under the rhombohedral system, in which the pyramids are six-sided, and the faces are scalene triangles. Dana.Seāl'er, n. p. 1176One who scales.Seāle'-stōne, n. p. 1176(Min.) The same as TABULAR SPAR. See TABULAR.Scā'li-ness, n. p. 1176The state of being scaly; roughness.Scāl'ing-bār, n. p. 1176(Steam-boilers.) A rod for removing scale from heating surfaces.Seāl'ing-hăm'mer, n. p. 1176(Steam-boilers.) A hammer for removing scale from heating surfaces, as from the surface of a steam-boiler.Seāl'ing-lād'der, n. p. 1176A ladder made for enabling troops to scale a wall.Sea-līō'lā, n. p. 1176The same as SCAGLIOLA. See SCAGLIOLA.Scall, n. p. 1176Scab; scabbiness; leprosy. It is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head. Lev. xiii. 30.Scall, a. p. 1176Scurvy; scabby; mean. [Obs.]Scalled, a. p. 1176Scurvy; scabby; scall. [Obs.]Scāl'ion, n. p. 1176(Bot.) A plant, the Allium Ascalonicum, which grows about Ascalon, in Palestine. It is allied to the garlic and onion.Seal'lop, n. p. 1176(Conch.) A marine shellfish or bivalve mollusk, of the genus Pecten, often used for food. The shell occurs in abundance on the coast of Palestine, and was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that…Scal'lop, v. t. p. 1176To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles.Scal'loped, a. p. 1176Furnished with a scallop; made or done with or in a scallop. 2. Having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of circles.Scalloped oysters p. 1176opened oysters baked with crumbs of bread strewed over the surface. This was, at first, literally done in distinct scallop shells, and afterward in a dish for the purpose called a scallop, whence the…Scālp, n. p. 1176That part of the integument of the head usually covered with hair; hence, the skin of the head, or a part of it, with the hair belonging to it, torn off, as by the Indian warriors of North America…Seālp, n. p. 1176A bed of oysters or muscles. [Scot.]Scālp, v. t. p. 1176To deprive of the scalp, or integuments of the head.Scāl'pel, n. p. 1176(Surg.) A knife used in anatomical dissections and surgical operations. Brande.Scălp'er or Scălp'ing-īron, n. p. 1176(Surg.) An instrument used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory.Scāl'pri-fōrm, a. p. 1176Having the form of a chisel; as, scalpriform incisors. R. Owen.Scāl'y, a. p. 1176Covered or abounding with scales; rough; as, a scaly fish. “The scaly crocodile.” Milton. 2. Resembling scales, laminæ, or layers. 3. Mean; scabby; as, a scaly fellow. See SCALL. [Colloq. and…Scāl'y-winged, a. p. 1176Having wings with scales, as some insects.Seām'ble, v. i. p. 1176To stir quick; to be busy; to scramble; to be bold or turbulent. “The scambling and unquiet time.” Shak. 2. To shift awkwardly; to be awkward. “Some scambling shifts.” More. “A fine old hall, but a…Scăm'ble, v. t. p. 1176To mangle; to maul. Mortimer.Scām'bler, n. p. 1176One who scambles. 2. A bold intruder upon the generosity or hospitality of others. Steevens.Scăm'bling-ly, adv. p. 1176In a scrambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness.