Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To remove scales from; divest of scales.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To divest of scales; to remove scales from.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To divest of
scales ; to remove the scales from.
Etymologies
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un- + scale
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Examples
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At first sight, those cliffs seemed completely unscale-able, but to anyone with a good head for heights, climbing is easy on a world where all weights are only a sixth of their normal value.
Expedition to Earth Clarke, Arthur C. 1953
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God of truth! to whom all things seem to be as they really are, inspire thou my song; and unscale thou my eyes: teach thou
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham
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No one will mistake a Mustang for an unscale, sophisticated coupe ... live rear axle ... please.
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