GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Mead (mēd), n. [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mjöðr, Dan. miöd, Sw. mjöd, Russ. med', Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr. μέθυ wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. √270. Cf. Metheglin.]
1. A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. Chaucer.
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2. A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas. [U. S.]
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Mead, n. [AS. mǣd. See Meadow.] A meadow.
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A mede
All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. Chaucer.
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To fertile vales and dewy meads
My weary, wandering steps he leads. Addison.
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