A combination of cards to be declared for a score. A blend or merger: "a meld of diverse ethnic stocks" (Kenneth L. Woodward). if two things meld, or if you meld them, they combine into one thing meld (sth) with sth
a set of three or four tiles that score points A player must from their entire hand into melds (and a finishing pair) to complete mah jong and win the hand There are three kinds of melds - Pung, Chow, or Kong