meld

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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to merge; blend.

noun
  1. a blend.

Origin of meld

1
1935–40; blend of melt1 and weld1

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Other definitions for meld (2 of 2)

meld2
[ meld ]

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to announce and display (a counting combination of cards in the hand) for a score.

noun
  1. the act of melding.

  2. any combination of cards to be melded.

Origin of meld

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1895–1900; <German melden to announce; akin to Middle English melden,Old English meldian to make known

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How to use meld in a sentence

  • It might be a good idea, then,—go ahead and tell us about them in a melded form.

    Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Rara clutched her box of trinkets and scurried to the corner, then melded with the herding crowd for two blocks into the slums.

    Captives of the Flame | Samuel R. Delany

British Dictionary definitions for meld (1 of 2)

meld1

/ (mɛld) /


verb
  1. (in some card games) to declare or lay down (cards), which then score points

noun
  1. the act of melding

  2. a set of cards for melding

Origin of meld

1
C19: from German melden to announce; related to Old English meldian

British Dictionary definitions for meld (2 of 2)

meld2

/ (mɛld) /


verb
  1. to blend or become blended; combine

Origin of meld

2
C20: blend of melt + weld 1

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