Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scale \Scale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scaled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Scaling}.]
   To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also,
   to grade or vary according to a scale or system.

         Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.

   {To} {scale, or scale down}, {a debt, wages, etc.}, to reduce
      a debt, etc., according to a fixed ratio or scale. [U.S.]

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.

Source : WordNet®

scaled
     adj 1: having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny
            plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: {scaly}, {scaley}]
     2: used of armor; having overlapping metal splates attached to
        a leather backing