MELD


Meaning of MELD in English

meld 1

/meld/ , Cards.

v.t. , v.i.

1. to announce and display (a counting combination of cards in the hand) for a score.

n.

2. the act of melding.

3. any combination of cards to be melded.

[ 1895-1900; melden to announce; akin to ME melden, OE meldian to make known ]

meld 2

/meld/ , v.t. , v.i.

1. to merge; blend.

n.

2. a blend.

[ 1935-40; b. MELT 1 and WELD ]

Syn. 1. mix, fuse, combine, consolidate.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .