Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Scagliá-re, v. a.
1. to scale, to remove the scales of fishes; 2. to cast, fling, hurl. — un dardo,to throw or hurl a dart. — un colpo, to plant a blow; 3. to shake off. — il giogo della servitù,to shake or throw off the yoke of slavery;4. to tell fibs, to romance, rhodomontade. — le parole, to talk rashly, at random; 5. to get a ship off shore; 6. to throw the arms about;v. r. 1. to struggle, agitate one's self; 2. to rush or throw one's self upon any one; 3. to promise more than one can perform; s. m.Scagliá-tóre , f. Scagliá-tríce; adj. Scagliá-nte.
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scagliare: to scale or vnscale fishes. Also to splint or shiuer Also to hurle or fling with violence as out of a sling. Also to worke with scales.