scalelike Definition

scale²
noun

1. Any of the small thin plates that provide a protective covering on the skin of fish, reptiles and on the legs of birds.

Thesaurus: plate, crust, layer, flake, lamina.
2. bot.
A reduced leaf or leaf-base, often membranous or hard and woody.
3. Any readily or easily detached flake.
4. A thin plate or lamina.
5. An overlapping plate making up scale armour.
6. biol.
A small flat detachable flake of cuticle.
7. biol.
One of many small flat structures covering and protecting the wings of moths, butterflies, etc.
8. Tartar on the teeth.
9. A crusty white deposit formed when hard water is heated, especially in kettles.
10. A film formed eg as on iron being heated for forging.

verb scaled, scaling

1. To clear something of scales.
2. To remove in thin layers.

Thesaurus: peel, exfoliate, strip off, skin, flake, scrape, clean.
intr
3. To come off in thin layers or flakes.
intr
4. To become encrusted with scale.

Derivative: scaled
adj

Derivative: scaleless
adj

Derivative: scalelike
adj

Etymology: 14c: from French escale husk.