Satan from hence, now on the lower stair, That scaled by steps of
gold to heaven-gate, Looks down with wonder.
Milton.
Scale"back` (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of marine
annelids of the family Polynoidæ, and allies, which have two rows of
scales, or elytra, along the back. See Illust. under Chætopoda.
Scale"beam` (?), n. 1. The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a
platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.