meld
Meanings
verb
- To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
- To combine, to blend, to fuse.
noun
- The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
verb
- Especially in games of the rummy family:
- To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.
- To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.
noun
- Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
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Etymology
The verb is probably derived: * from a blend of melt + weld; or * from melled (“blended; mingled”), the past participle of mell. The noun is derived from the verb. Compare also melting pot.
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