meld

meld
1. verb
a) to combine two similar objects into one

One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.

b) In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.

Much as Americas motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africas says that it doesnt matter what you look like — we can all be proud of our young country. - The New York Times, 26/02/2007 [

See Also: melt, weld
2. noun
A combination of cards which is melded.

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • meld — ► VERB ▪ blend; combine. ORIGIN perhaps a blend of MELT(Cf. ↑melt) and WELD(Cf. ↑welder) …   English terms dictionary

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