scaled

[skeyld]

adjective

Armor.

1. noting armor having imbricated metal plates sewn to a flexible backing.

Other Word Forms

• underscaled adjective
• unscaled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scaled¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, scaled is from the Middle English word scalid. See scale ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Sentiment in Japan reached the highest since the start of the year in November, and the mood in Vietnam scaled a 17-month peak.

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LFB scaled up its operation after originally deploying 70 firefighters, describing it as a "protracted incident", adding crews would be "carrying out firefighting operations throughout the day".

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Traders had scaled back rate-cut bets when the Labor Department said October employment data wouldn’t be published until mid-December, after the central bank’s next meeting.

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Canada’s lumber industry has scaled back operations, leading to reduced supply in recent months and helping support prices.

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Verizon’s leadership scaled back its downsizing slightly since then, a person familiar with the matter said.

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