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Definition of 'mead'English
Etymology 1
(etyl) mede, from (etyl) medu, from (etyl) ‘honey; honey wine’.
Alternative forms
* meath, meathe, meeth (all obsolete)
Noun
(en-noun)
An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
(US) A drink composed of syrup of sarsaparilla or other flavouring extract, and water, and sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas.
Derived terms
* mead-bench
* meadery
See also
* ambrosia noun
* ( pedia)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) . Cognate with West Frisian miede, Low German Meed, (Mede).
Noun
( en-noun)
(poetic) A meadow.
* 1848 , , In Memoriam , 28:
- Four voices of four hamlets round, / From far and near, on mead and moor, / Swell out and fail, as if a door / Were shut between me and the sound [...].
* 1920 , :
- There ran little streams over bright pebbles, dividing meads of green and gardens of many hues, [...].
Anagrams
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Similar to 'mead'maid, mood, med, mad, meed, mod, mud, mid, muid, mooed, mewed, mowed, meid, maaed, myoid, maud, myid, mued, mawed
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