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mail

1

[ meyl ]

noun

  1. letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of a postal system:

    Storms delayed delivery of the mail.

  2. a single collection of such letters, packages, etc., as sent or delivered:

    to open one's mail; to find a bill in the mail; The mail for England was put on the noon plane.

  3. Often mails. a system, usually operated or supervised by the national government, for sending or delivering letters, packages, etc.; a postal system: Some people don't trust the mails.

    The travel brochures arrived by mail.

    Some people don't trust the mails.

  4. a train, boat, etc., as a carrier of postal matter.


adjective

  1. of or relating to mail.

verb (used with object)

  1. to send by mail, as by placing in a mailbox; transmit by a postal system.
  2. to transmit by email.

verb (used without object)

  1. to be sent by a postal system:

    Tax forms are mailing today.

  2. to transmit messages by email:

    We only mail to people who sign up on our website.

mail

2

[ meyl ]

noun

  1. flexible armor of interlinked rings.
  2. any flexible armor or covering, as one having a protective exterior of scales or small plates.
  3. Textiles. an oval piece of metal pierced with a hole through which the warp ends are threaded, serving as an eyelet on a heddle or especially on the harness cords of a Jacquard loom.

verb (used with object)

  1. to clothe or arm with mail.

mail

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or maill

[ meyl ]

noun

Scot.
  1. monetary payment or tribute, especially rent or tax.

mail

1

/ ³¾±ðɪ±ô /

noun

  1. Also called (esp Brit)post letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the post office
  2. the postal system
  3. a single collection or delivery of mail
  4. a train, ship, or aircraft that carries mail
  5. short for electronic mail
  6. modifier of, involving, or used to convey mail

    a mail train

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to send by mail Usual Brit wordpost
  2. to contact (a person) by electronic mail
  3. to send (a message, document, etc) by electronic mail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mail

2

/ ³¾±ðɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a type of flexible armour consisting of riveted metal rings or links
  2. the hard protective shell of such animals as the turtle and lobster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to clothe or arm with mail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mail

3

/ ³¾±ðɪ±ô /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a monetary payment, esp of rent or taxes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mail

4

/ ³¾±ðɪ±ô /

noun

  1. informal.
    a rumour or report, esp a racing tip
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾²¹¾±±ô²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
  • ËŒ³¾²¹¾±±ô²¹Ëˆ²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â, noun
  • ˈ³¾²¹¾±±ô-±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • ³¾²¹¾±±ôl±ð²õ²õ adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of mail1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English noun mal(l)e, mail(e), maille “bag, pouch,†from Old French mal(l)e “peddler's basket, trunk, mail coach,†from Germanic; compare Old High German mal(a)ha “satchel, bagâ€; verb derivative of the noun

Origin of mail2

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English maille, maill(e) “one of the rings of which armor was composed,†from Old French mail(l)e, male, from Latin macula “spot, one of the interstices in a net, a meshâ€; macula

Origin of mail3

First recorded before 1150; Middle English mol(e), moul, male, late Old English ³¾Äå±ô “lawsuit, legal action, agreement,†from Old Norse ³¾Äå±ô “speech, stipulation, legal case, agreement,†cognate with Old English ³¾Ç£±ô “speech, conversation†and ³¾Ã¦³Ù³ó±ð±ô “assembly, meetingâ€
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of mail1

C13: from Old French male bag, probably from Old High German malha wallet

Origin of mail2

C14: from Old French maille mesh, from Latin macula spot

Origin of mail3

Old English ³¾Äå±ô terms, from Old Norse ³¾Äå±ô agreement
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. copy the mail, Citizens Band Radio Slang. to monitor or listen to a CB transmission.
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Example Sentences

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"I had many, many mails, messages and posts about me in social media; pictures, for example, where I am covered in blood, with the statement 'murderer'," she told the BBC.

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After completing a project, the artists mail the work to Miller, who frames and then ships it to the families.

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“I find life interesting. I spy on people. I eavesdrop. I read 20 newspapers a day. I get 100 magazines in the mail still,†he said.

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The agency gave actors excuses including earthquakes, blackouts, sick employees and bank and mail delays to justify the missing funds, the district attorney’s office said.

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The United States Postal Service offices are open on Good Friday, which means mail delivery won’t be affected.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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