MELD

canasta, basket rummy, meld

(noun) 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

blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge

(verb) mix together different elements; “The colors blend well”

melt, meld

(verb) lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; “Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene”

meld

(verb) announce for a score; of cards in a card game

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded)

(US) to combine multiple similar objects into one

Synonyms

• conflate

Etymology 2

Verb

meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded)

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

Noun

meld (plural melds)

A combination of cards which is melded.

Source: Wiktionary


Meld, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Melded; p. pr. & vb. n. Melding.] [G. melden to announce.] (Card Playing)

Definition: In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score; as, to meld a sequence.

Meld, n. (Card Playing)

Definition: Any combination or score which may be declared, or melded, in pinochle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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