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Meanings of scaley in английском

Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles.

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        Examples for "scaled"
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        In neither case, however, was the strength of corticostriatal connections globally scaled.
        Pubmed
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        The police said later that emergency services had scaled down their alert.
        Reuters
        3
        There are also less expensive, scaled-down ways to do family history projects.
        Reuters
        4
        Capital controls, although gradually scaled back, remained in place for two years.
        Reuters
        5
        Using Israel for a ladder, in a trice he scaled the wall.
        Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
        1
        The slim knife had found a vulnerable spot in the scaly armour.
        The Beasts of Tarzan
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        It looked vulnerable in comparison to the scaly upper body, Cody thought.
        Stinger
        3
        I'm certain our scaly friends will be only too eager to oblige.'
        Artemis Fowl: the Arctic incident
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        I found myself fingering my scaly wrist; I hastily crossed my arms.
        Seraphina
        5
        Target pounded over the scaly ground and thundered into the hard trail.
        The Young Forester
        Usage of scaley in английском
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        As they neared the forest Ryllik paused and raised a scaley fore-limb, groping after a thought.
        The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
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        Old mistress had all the children pick up scaley barks and hickory nuts and chestnuts and walnuts.
        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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        But the man that would play that low, scaley trick on me is going to suffer for it.
        Jim Cummings; Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery
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        "Tastes differ," murmured the dragonette, slowly drooping its scaley eyelids over its yellow eyes, until they looked like half-moons.
        Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
        Scaley through the time