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Imbricated :: Imbricated (a.) In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern..

Re :: Re () A syllable applied in solmization to the second tone of the diatonic scale of C; in the American system, to the second tone of any diatonic scale..

Ctenoid :: Ctenoid (a.) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale.

Diapason :: Diapason (n.) One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of several kinds, as open diapason, stopped diapason, double diapason, and the like..

Squamellate :: Squamella (n.) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea..

Duodecimal :: Duodecimal (a.) Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves.

Alt :: Alt (a. & n.) The higher part of the scale. See Alto.

Desquamate :: Desquamate (v. i.) To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases..

D :: D () The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F..

Pinus :: Pinus (n.) A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones (pine needles) acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See Pine..

Oxanilic :: Oxanilic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; -- used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances together..

Turn :: Turn (v. i.) To become inclined in the other direction; -- said of scales.

Skall :: Skall (v. t.) To scale; to mount.

Lamellarly :: Lamellarly (adv.) In thin plates or scales.

Scaleboard :: Scaleboard (n.) A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.

Skink :: Skink (n.) Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless lizards of the family Scincidae, common in the warmer parts of all the continents..

Scale :: Scale (n.) A scale insect. (See below..

Temper :: Temper (v. t.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use..

Glyptodon :: Glyptodon (n.) An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with tessellated scales, and had fluted teeth..

Lepidoganoid :: Lepidoganoid (n.) Any one of a division (Lepidoganoidei) of ganoid fishes, including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also used adjectively..

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