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Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Malt

/(ma̤lt)/ · IPA /mɔlt/
01 n. Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It i…
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    Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky.
02 a. Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.
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    Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.
Phrases & compounds
Malt liquor — an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt.
Malt dust — fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; -- used as a fertilizer.
Malt floor — a floor for drying malt.
Malt house — a house in which malt is made.
Malt kiln — a heated chamber for drying malt.
03 v. t. To make into malt; as, to malt barley.
imp. & p. p. Malted; p. pr. & vb. n. Malting
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    To make into malt; as, to malt barley.
04 v. i. To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.
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    To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.