Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SCAL'Y, a. [from scale.]

1. Covered or abounding with scales rough; as, a scaly fish; the scaly crocodile. – Milton.
2. Resembling scales, lamina or layers.
3. In botany, composed of scales lying over each other, as a scaly bulb; having scales scattered over it, as a scaly stem. – Martyn.