Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scaled \Scaled\, a.
   1. Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a
      fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.

   2. Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled
      herring.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) Having feathers which in form, color, or
      arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.

   {Scaled dove} (Zo["o]l.), any American dove of the genus
      {Scardafella}. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.