Malt
Malt (malt) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon mealt; akin to Dutch mout, German malz, Icelandic, Swedish, & Danish malt, and English melt. r108. 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.
Malt , adjective
Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.
Collocations (5)
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.
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.
Malt , transitive verb
To make into malt; as, to malt barley.
Malt , intransitive verb
To become malt; also, to make grain into malt. — Mortimer