scalelike
- a word derived from scale.
Example Sentences
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In the opening section breathless, ascending, scalelike motifs keep being cut short, only to start over.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2014
The Buddha’s form is all but abstract, but the snake’s is straight from nature: you can see the curving spine under the skin, and every inch of skin is incised with fine, scalelike patterning.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2010
The translucent bodies' holographic foil will dazzle your prey, and the scalelike detail is beneath a transparent skin, so it won't wear away.
From Time Magazine Archive
They have minute scalelike leaves, and small flowers in spikes.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W by Project Gutenberg
Stamens.—Four perfect; in pairs; and a fifth scalelike, rudimentary one.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
