meld

English

Etymology 1

Blend of melt +‎ weld; alternatively, from English melled (“mingled; blended”), past participle of mell.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛld

Verb

meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded)

  1. (US) to combine two similar objects into one
    One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
    Much as America's motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africa's says that it doesn't matter what you look like — we can all be proud of our young country. - The New York Times, 26/02/2007
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Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to report, announce”). Compare cognate Middle English melden (“to call out, accuse”), from Old English meldian (“to declare, announce, tell”).

Verb

meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded)

  1. In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.
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Noun

meld (plural melds)

  1. A combination of cards which is melded.
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Danish

Verb

meld

  1. imperative of melde

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛlt

Verb

meld

  1. first-person singular present indicative of melden
  2. imperative of melden

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

meld

  1. imperative of melde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

meld

  1. imperative of melda
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