| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| meld (nn., vv.) |
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| There are two verbs, both Standard, one from cardplaying, meaning “to declare cards for scoring, as in pinochle,” and another, a blend of melt and weld, meaning “to blend or merge or combine,” as in His music melds folk and country-western themes. Both verbs have used functional shift to create nouns: Her meld won the game. The sauce was a meld of unidentifiable but delicious-smelling things. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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