SCALE


Meaning of SCALE in English

n. 1 flake, imbrication; scurf, dandruff; Technical squama, plate, scute or scutum, lamina, lamella Scrape the scales off the fish with a sharp knife before gutting it 2 coating, encrustation or incrustation, crust, overlay, layer, cake, caking, tartar, plaque The hardness of the water causes the scale inside the kettle

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