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Gelded vs Melded - What's the difference?

gelded | melded |

As verbs the difference between gelded and melded

is that gelded is past tense of geld while melded is past tense of meld.

As an adjective gelded

is castrated.

gelded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (geld)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Castrated.
  • * 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts VIII:
    • The gelded man answered Philip and sayde: I praye the off whom speaketh the prophet this?

    melded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (meld)

    • Anagrams

    *

    meld

    English

    Etymology 1

    Possibly a portmanteau of “melt” and “weld”; alternatively, from English “melled” (“blended”), from (etyl) meller (“to mix”).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (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 [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/world/africa/27safrica.html?_r=1&oref=login]
    Related terms
    * melt * weld
    Synonyms
    * conflate

    Etymology 2

    Probably from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A combination of cards which is melded.
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