MELD

I. verb Etymology: German ~en to announce, from Old High German ~ōn; akin to Old English ~ian to announce, Lithuanian malda prayer Date: 1887 transitive verb to declare or announce (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game especially by placing face up on the table, intransitive verb to declare a card or combination of cards as a ~, II. noun Date: 1887 a card or combination of cards that is or can be ~ed in a card game, III. verb Etymology: blend of melt and weld Date: 1936 merge , blend , IV. noun Date: 1954 blend , mixture