Meaning

noun a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank

verb announce for a score; of cards in a card game

verb lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually

originThe verb is probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to announce; to let (someone) know, report; (specifically) to declare in a card game”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“to announce, declare; to inform”), and Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to ask; to pray; to speak”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Dutch melden * Old English meldian (“to announce, declare; to inform,…

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