Mel"rose (?), n. Honey of roses.
Melt (mlt), n. (Zoöl.) See 2d Milt.
Melt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Melted (obs.) p. p. Molten (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Melting.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. me`ldein, E. malt, and prob. to
E. smelt, v. √108. Cf. Smelt, v., Malt, Milt the spleen.] 1. To
reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to
melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow.
2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to
render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad
sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth.
Shak.
For pity melts the mind to love.
Dryden.
Syn. -- To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.
Melt, v. i. 1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the
influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.