'Malt' definitions:
Definition of 'malt'
(from WordNet)
noun
A milkshake made with malt powder [syn: malted, malt, malted milk]
noun
A lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer [syn: malt, malt liquor]
noun
A cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
verb
Treat with malt or malt extract; "malt beer"
verb
Turn into malt, become malt
verb
Convert grain into malt
verb
Convert into malt
Definition of 'Malt'
From: GCIDE
- Malt \Malt\, v. i. To become malt; also, to make grain into malt. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Malt'
From: GCIDE
- Malt \Malt\ (m[add]lt), n. [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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Malt'
From: GCIDE
- Malt \Malt\, a. Relating to, containing, or made with, malt. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Malt'
From: GCIDE