Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SCALED
pp. 1. Ascended by ladders or steps; cleared of scales; pared; scattered.
2. a. Having scales like a fish; squamous; as a scaled snake.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SCALED
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. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove. Scaled dove (Zoöl.), any American dove of the genus Scardafella. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.
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