Malt \Malt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Malted: p. pr. & vb. n. Malting.]

To make into malt; as, to malt barley.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Malt \Malt\, v. i. To become malt; also, to make grain into malt. --Mortimer.

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Malt \Malt\, n. [AS. mealt; akin to D. mout, G. malz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. malt, and E. melt. [root]108. 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.

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Malt \Malt\, a. Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.

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.'' --Sir H. Davy.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)