Mead (2)
Mead, n. [AS. mǣd. See Meadow.] A meadow.A medeAll full of freshe flowers, white and reede. Chaucer.To fertile vales and dewy meadsMy weary, wandering steps he leads. Addison.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Meadow
Mead″ow (?), n. [AS. meady; akin to mǣd, and to G. matte; prob. also to E. mow. See Mow to cut (grass), and cf. 2d Mead.] 1. A tract of low or level land producing grass which i...
Meadow (2)
Mead″ow, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. “Fat meadow ground.” Milton.☞ For many names of plants compounded...
Meadowsweet
{ Mead″ow‐sweet′ (?), Mead″ow‐wort′ (?), } n.(Bot.) The name of several plants of the genus Spiræa, especially the white- or pink-flowered S. salicifolia, a low European and Ame...
Meadowy
Mead″ow‐y (?), a. Of or pertaining to meadows; resembling, or consisting of, meadow.
Meager
{ Mea″ger, Mea″gre } (?), a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L. macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr. μακρόσ long. Cf. Emaciate, Maigre.]1. Destitue of, or having li...
Meager (2)
{ Mea″ger, Mea″gre }, v. t. To make lean.
Meagerly
{ Mea″ger‐ly, Mea″gre‐ly }, adv. Poorly; thinly.
Meagerness
{ Mea″ger‐ness, Mea″gre‐ness }, n. The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.
Meagre (3)
Mea″gre (?), n. [F. maigre.] (Zoöl.) A large European sciænoid fish (Sciæna umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also maigre.]
Meak
Meak (?), n. [Cf. AS. mēce sword, OS. māki, Icel. mækir.] A hook with a long handle. Tusser.
Meaking
Meak″ing, n. [See Meak.] (Naut.) The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.Meaking iron(Naut.), the tool with which old oakum is pi...
Meal
Meal (mēl), n. [OE. mele, AS. mǣl part, portion, portion of time; akin to E. meal a repast. Cf. Piecemeal.] A part; a fragment; a portion.
Meal (2)
Meal, n. [OE. mel; akin to E. meal a part, and to D. maal time, meal, G. mal time, mahl meal, Icel. māl measure, time, meal, Goth. mēl time, and to E. measure. See Measure.] The...
Meal (3)
Meal, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mjöl, SW. mjöl, Dan. meel, also to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. m...
Meal (4)
Meal, v. t. 1. To sprinkle with, or as with, meal. Shak.2. To pulverize; as, mealed powder.
Meal-mouthed
Meal″–mouthed′ (?), a. See Mealy-mouthed.
Mealies
Meal″ies (?), n. pl. [From Mealy.] (Bot.) Maize or Indian corn; — the common name in South Africa.
Mealiness
Meal″i‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being mealy.
Mealtime
Meal″time′ (?), n. The usual time of eating a meal.
Mealy
Meal″y (?), a. [Compar.Mealier (?); superl.Mealiest.]1. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as,...
Mealy-mouthed
Meal″y–mouthed′ (?), a. Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language. “Mealy-mouthed philanthropies.” Ten...
Mean
Mean (mēn), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Meant (mĕnt); p. pr. & vb. n.Meaning.] [OE. menen, AS. mǣnan to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. mēnian to have in mind, mean, D. meenen, G...
Mean (2)
Mean, v. i. To have a purpose or intention. Shak.
Mean (3)
Mean (mēn), a. [Compar.Meaner (mēn″ẽr); superl.Meanest.] [OE. mene, AS. mǣne wicked; akin to mān, a., wicked, n., wickedness, OS. mēn wickedness, OHG. mein, G. meineid perjury, ...
Mean (4)
Mean, a. [OE. mene, OF. meiien, F. moyen, fr. L. medianus that is in the middle, fr. medius; akin to E. mid. See Mid.] 1. Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway...
Mean (5)
Mean, n. 1. That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of...