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Webster 1913 Edition

Malt

Malt

(ma̤lt)
,
Noun.
[AS.
mealt
; akin to D.
mout
, G.
malz
, Icel., Sw., & Dan.
malt
, and E.
melt
. √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.

Malt

,
Adj.
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.

Malt

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Malted
:
p. pr. & vb. n.
Malting
.]
To make into malt;
as, to
malt
barley
.

Malt

,
Verb.
I.
To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.
Mortimer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Malt

MALT

,
Noun.
Barley steeped in water, fermented and dried in a kiln, and thus prepared for brewing into ale or beer.

MALT

,
Verb.
T.
To make into malt; as, to malt barley.

MALT

,
Verb.
I.
To become malt.
To house it green will make it malt worse.

Definition 2024

malt

malt

See also: målt, malț, and Mal't

English

Noun

malt ‎(plural malts)

  1. Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
  2. Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
    • 1896, A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad, LXII:
      Oh many a peer of England brews
      Livelier liquor than the Muse,
      And malt does more than Milton can
      To justify God's ways to man.
  3. (US) Short for "malted milkshake", a milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.
  4. Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.

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Derived terms

Verb

malt ‎(third-person singular simple present malts, present participle malting, simple past and past participle malted)

  1. To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.

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Anagrams

Danish

Verb

malt

  1. past participle of male

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑlt

Noun

malt m, n ‎(plural malts, diminutive maltje n)

  1. (especially in diminutive) malt beer

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːlt/

Verb

malt

  1. Third-person singular present of malen.
  2. Second-person plural present of malen.
  3. Imperative plural of malen.

Latvian

Verb

malt tr., 1st conj., pres. maļu, mal, maļ, past malu

  1. to grind
  2. to mill
  3. to mince
  4. to purr

Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse malt

Noun

malt n ‎(definite singular maltet)

  1. malt (grain prepared for brewing and distilling)

Etymology 2

Verb

malt

  1. past participle of male

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse malt

Noun

malt n ‎(definite singular maltet)

  1. malt (grain prepared for brewing and distilling)

References

Swedish

Noun

malt n

  1. malt

Verb

malt

  1. supine of mala.

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [malt]

Noun

malt ‎(definite accusative maltı, plural maltlar)

  1. malt

Declension

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [malt]

Noun

malt ‎(plural malts)

  1. malt (malted grain)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Etymology

From Middle English malt, from Old English mealt, malt, from Proto-Germanic *maltą ‎(“malt”), from *maltaz ‎(“soft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting”), from Proto-Indo-European *meld-, *mled- ‎(“to crush; grind; make weak”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Moalt ‎(“malt”), Dutch mout ‎(“malt”), German Malz ‎(“malt”), Swedish malt ‎(“malt”), Old Church Slavic младъ ‎(mladŭ, “tender; young”), Russian молодой ‎(molodoj, “young; fresh; new”). The Proto-Germanic noun was borrowed into Proto-Slavic as *malta; compare Ukrainian молот ‎(mólot), Czech mláto. More at melt.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /mɑlt/, /mɔlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːlt

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