From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Meld \Meld\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Melded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Melding}.] [G. melden to announce.] (Card Playing)
In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score;
as, to meld a sequence. [WordNet sense 1]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. to mix together so that the components are
indistinguishable. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: blend, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce,
combine, merge.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
meld \meld\, n. (Card Playing)
1. Any combination or score which may be declared, or melded,
in pinochle.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers
and dueces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven
of the same rank.
Syn: canasta, basket rummy.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
meld
n 1: a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers;
jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of
the same rank [syn: {canasta}, {basket rummy}, {meld}]
v 1: announce for a score; of cards in a card game
2: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;
"Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn:
{melt}, {meld}]
3: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
[syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle},
{immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]
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