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   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.
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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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   Scaled , a.
   Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.
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   Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled herring.
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   (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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