Having scales, as a fish or reptile; scaly; squamate.

Having scutella, as a bird's tarsus; scutellate. See cuts under Goura and Guttera.

Having color-markings which resemble scales or produce a scaly appearance: as, a scaled dove or quail. See cuts under Scardafella and Callipepla.

In entomology, covered with minute scales, as the wings of butterflies and moths, the bodies of many weevils, etc. See cut under scale, n.

In heraldry, imbricated; covered with an imbricated pattern. See escalloped.

adjective. Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.

adjective. Without scales, or with the scales removed.

adjective. Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales.

adjective. any American dove of the genus Scardafella. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.

verb. Simple past tense and past participle of scale.

adjective. Covered with scales or scale-like structures.

adjective. Without scales, or with the scales removed.

adjective. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

adjective. (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing

"But when you hear about numbers and the Barack Obama numbers, the term scaled back is relative."

scaled pattern  scales scaled  

armored  armoured  

assailed  availed  bailed  curtailed  derailed  

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