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MAIL, n. [L.macula.] 1. A coat of steel net-work, formerly worn for defending the body against swords, poniards, &c. The mail was of two sorts, chain and plate mail; the former consisting of iron rings, each having four others inserted into it; the latter consisting of a number of small lamins of metal, laid over one another like the scales of a fish, and sewed down to a strong linen or leathern jacket.2. Armor; that which defends the body. We strip the lobster of his scarlet mail.We read also of shirts of mail, and gloves of mail.3. In ships, a square machine composed of rings interwoven, like net-work, used for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.4. A rent. Also, a spot.MAIL, n. A bag for the conveyance of letters and papers, particularly letters conveyed from one post office to another, under public authority. MAIL, v.t. To put on a coat of mail or armor; to arm defensively. 1. To inclose in a wrapper and direct to a post office. We say, letters were mailed for Philadelphia.
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MAIL, n. [L.macula.] 1. A coat of steel net-work, formerly worn for defending the body against swords, poniards, &c. The mail was of two sorts, chain and plate mail; the former consisting of iron rings, each having four others inserted into it; the latter consisting of a number of small lamins of metal, laid over one another like the scales of a fish, and sewed down to a strong linen or leathern jacket.2. Armor; that which defends the body. We strip the lobster of his scarlet mail.We read also of shirts of mail, and gloves of mail.3. In ships, a square machine composed of rings interwoven, like net-work, used for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.4. A rent. Also, a spot.MAIL, n. A bag for the conveyance of letters and papers, particularly letters conveyed from one post office to another, under public authority. MAIL, v.t. To put on a coat of mail or armor; to arm defensively. 1. To inclose in a wrapper and direct to a post office. We say, letters were mailed for Philadelphia. |
MAIL, n.1 [Fr. maille, a stitch in knitting, a mail; Sp. malla, a mesh, net-work, a coat of mail; Port. id. and a spot; It. maglia and camaglio; Arm. mailh; D. maal; W. magyl, a knot, a mesh; maglu, to knit, to entangle, to entrap, to form meshes. The sense of spot, which occurs in the French and Portuguese, indicates this word to be from the root of L. macula, and the Welsh words prove it to be contracted from magel.]- A coat of steel net-work, formerly worn for defending the body against swords, poniards, &c. The mail was of two sorts, chain and plate mail; the former consisting of iron rings, each having four others inserted into it; the latter consisting of a number of small lamins of metal, laid over one another like the scales of a fish, and sewed down to a strong linen or leathern jacket. Cyc.
- Armor; that which defends the body.
We strip the lobster of his scarlet mail. Gay.
We read also of shirts of mail and gloves of mail.
- In ships, a square machine composed of rings interwoven, like net-work, used for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
- A rent. [Sax. mal.] Also, a spot. [Obs.]
MAIL, n.2 [Fr. malette; Ir. mala; Fr. malle; Arm. mal.]A bag for the conveyance of letters and papers, particularly letters conveyed from one post-office to another, under public authority.
MAIL, v.t.- To put on a coat of mail or armor; to arm defensively. Shak.
- To inclose in a wrapper and direct to a post-office. We say, letters were mailed for Philadelphia.
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Mail
- A spot.
- A small piece of money; especially, an
English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V.
- A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used
especially for defensive armor.
- To
arm with mail.
- A bag] a wallet.
- To deliver into the custody of the postoffice
officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by
mail] to post; as, to mail a letter.
- Rent; tribute.
- Hence generally, armor, or any defensive
covering.
- To pinion.
- The bag or bags with the letters, papers,
or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority
from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used
by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail
matter.
- A contrivance of
interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white
cordage.
- That which comes in the mail; letters,
etc., received through the post office.
- Any hard protective
covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of
a lobster, etc.
- A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing,
etc., may be carried.
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Mail MAIL, noun [Latin macula.] 1. A coat of steel net-work, formerly worn for defending the body against swords, poniards, etc. The mail was of two sorts, chain and plate mail; the former consisting of iron rings, each having four others inserted into it; the latter consisting of a number of small lamins of metal, laid over one another like the scales of a fish, and sewed down to a strong linen or leathern jacket. 2. Armor; that which defends the body. We strip the lobster of his scarlet mail We read also of shirts of mail and gloves of mail 3. In ships, a square machine composed of rings interwoven, like net-work, used for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage. 4. A rent. Also, a spot. MAIL, noun A bag for the conveyance of letters and papers, particularly letters conveyed from one post office to another, under public authority. MAIL, verb transitive To put on a coat of mail or armor; to arm defensively. 1. To inclose in a wrapper and direct to a post office. We say, letters were mailed for Philadelphia. |
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