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Shagreen :: Shagreen (n.) The skin of various small sharks and other fishes when having small, rough, bony scales. The dogfishes of the genus Scyllium furnish a large part of that used in the arts..

Sinter :: Sinter (n.) Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals..

Scalene :: Scalene (a.) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.

Equilibrate :: Equilibrate (v. t.) To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise..

Scutate :: Scutate (a.) Protected or covered by bony or horny plates, or large scales..

Numeration :: Numeration (n.) The act or art of reading numbers when expressed by means of numerals. The term is almost exclusively applied to the art of reading numbers written in the scale of tens, by the Arabic method..

Wolf :: Wolf (a.) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale..

Octave :: Octave (n.) The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones..

Leaf :: Leaf (n.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril..

Postorbital :: Postorbital (a.) Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles..

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

Nill :: Nill (n.) Scales of hot iron from the forge.

Beeswing :: Beeswing (n.) The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee..

Keynote :: Keynote (n.) The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also key tone..

Supra-oesophagal :: Supraocular (a.) Above the eyes; -- said of certain scales of fishes and reptiles.

Poise :: Poise (n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance..

Tone :: Tone (n.) General or prevailing character or style, as of morals, manners, or sentiment, in reference to a scale of high and low; as, a low tone of morals; a tone of elevated sentiment; a courtly tone of manners..

E-la :: E-la (n.) Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying..

Graduate :: Graduate (n.) To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc..

Church Modes :: Church modes () The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian.

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