mail
1. mail \'ma-(*)l\ n [ME male, maille, fr. OE ma-l agreement, pay, fr. ON
ma]-l speech, agreement; akin to OE m- speech, mo-t meeting - more at
MEET chiefly Scot : PAYMENT, RENT
2. mail n [ME male, fr. OF, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG malaha bag] often
attrib chiefly Scot 1: BAG, WALLET 2a: the bags of letters and the other
postal matter conveyed under public a uthority from one post office to
another 2b: the postal matter consigned at one time to or from one person
or one po st office or conveyed by a particular train, airplane, or ship
2c: a conveyance that transports mail 3a: a nation's postal system 3b:
postal matter
3. mail vt : to send by mail : POST
4. mail n [ME maille, fr. MF, fr. L macula spot, mesh] 1: armor made of
metal links or plates 2: the hard enclosing covering of various animals
(as of a tortoise)
5. mail vt : to arm with mail