Spelted vs Spalted - What's the difference?
spelted | spalted |
(spelt)
(chiefly, British) (spell)
* 1590 , (William Shakespeare), , v 1
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, '', or a separate species Triticum spelta.
(dialect, Northern England, Scotland) A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter.
(metalworking) spelter
(spalt)
spelter
(of wood) brittle
:Note : (US) Spalted wood is that which has been cut from a naturally cured, dead, or dying hardwood tree whose wood is normally light in color (such as pecan), and which exhibits patterns of dark stain (crazed) lines and splotches caused by microorganisms and/or fungus. Although slightly more brittle and porous than normal wood from the same species of tree, spalted wood nevertheless can be used to make decorative items and small pieces of furniture.
heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy
As verbs the difference between spelted and spalted
is that spelted is (spelt) while spalted is (spalt).spelted
English
Verb
(head)spelt
English
Etymology 1
See (spell)Alternative forms
* spelled (qualifier)Verb
(head)- Yes, yes; he teaches boys the hornbook. What is a, b, spelt / backward with the horn on his head?
Usage notes
The form spelt'' may predominate over ''spelled in parts of North America with heavier English settlement since the 19th century. One such place is Utah.Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Noun
(-)See also
* (wikipedia "spelt") * emmer * farroEtymology 3
From (etyl) spalden, or (etyl) spald.Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* ----spalted
English
Verb
(head)spalt
English
Noun
(-)Adjective
(en adjective)- (Halliwell)