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malt definition

malt (môlt)

noun

  1. barley or other grain softened by soaking in water until it sprouts and then kiln-dried: used for brewing and distilling certain alcoholic beverages or liquors
  2. a beverage or liquor made from malt, esp. beer, ale, or the like
  3. ☆ Informal malted milk

Etymology: ME malte < OE mealt, akin to Ger malz < IE *mel-d, soft < base *mel-, to crush, grind > melt, mill

adjective

made with malt

transitive verb

  1. to change (barley, etc.) into malt or something maltlike
  2. to treat or prepare (milk, etc.) with malt or malt extract

intransitive verb

  1. to be changed into malt or something maltlike
  2. to change barley, etc. into malt

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malt Synonyms

malt

n.

slops, malt liquor, ale; see beer.


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malt Usage Examples

Object

  • barley: THE Cuthbert family have grown malting barley in the Bow of Fife for over 60 years.

Converse of object

  • vat: Vatted Malt Such a malt is a blend of single malts.

Adjective modifier

  • peated: The product, Glenisla, was distilled from peated malt, the peat being shipped from Shetland.

Modifies a noun

  • whiskey: Mix the heather honey with the malt whiskey in a mixing bowl.

Noun used with modifier

  • islay: Whiskey, especially Islay malts, has been a passion for far longer.
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malt quotes

Say, for what were hop-yards meant, Or why was Burton built onTrent? 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. Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink For fellows whom it hurts to think.

-Housman, A(lfred) E(dward)

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