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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Malt \Malt\, adjective Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.
{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 dust consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain.'' --Sir H. Davy.
{Malt floor}, a floor for drying malt.
{Malt house}, or {Malthouse}, a house in which malt is made.
{Malt kiln}, a heated chamber for drying malt.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Malt \Malt\ (m[add]lt), noun [AS. mealt; akin to D. mout, G. malz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. malt, and E. melt. [root]108. See {Melt}.] 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Malt \Malt\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Malted}: p. pr. & vb. n. {Malting}.] To make into malt; as, to malt barley.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Malt \Malt\, verb (used without an object) To become malt; also, to make grain into malt. --Mortimer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
malt
noun
1: a milkshake made with malt powder [syn: {malted}, {malted milk}]
2: a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer [syn: {malt liquor}]
3: a cereal grain that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
verb
1: treat with malt or malt extract; "malt beer"
2: turn into malt, become malt
3: convert grain into malt
4: convert into malt
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