meld

Etymology 1

The verb is probably derived: * from a blend of melt + weld; or * from melled (“blended; mingled”), the past participle of mell. The noun is derived from the verb. Compare also melting pot.

verb

1. (transitive) To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
   One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
   Much as America's motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africa's says that it doesn't matter what you look like – we can all be proud of our young country. 5 June 2018, Michael Wines, “Song awakens injured pride of Afrikaners”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-02
2. (intransitive) To combine, to blend, to fuse.

noun

1. (originally US) The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.

Etymology 2

in a game of gin rummy.]] The 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, notify”) (Middle English melden (“to accuse, inform against; to announce, declare”))

verb

1. Especially in games of the rummy family:
   1. (transitive) To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.
   2. (intransitive) To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.

noun

1. (card games) Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.