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Webster 1913 Edition
Scaly
Scal′y
,Adj.
1.
Covered or abounding with scales;
“Scaly crocodile.” as, a
. scaly
fishMilton.
2.
Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
3.
Mean; low;
as, a
. scaly
fellow[Low]
4.
(Bot.)
Composed of scales lying over each other;
as, a
; covered with scales; scaly
bulbas, a
. scaly
stemScaly ant-eater
(Zool.)
, the pangolin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scaly
SCA'LY
,Adj.
1.
Covered or abounding with scales; rough; as a scaly fish; the scaly crocodile.2.
Resembling scales, lamina or layers.3.
In botany, composed of scales lying over each other, as a scaly bulb; having scales scattered over it, as a scaly stem.