GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 2 definitions

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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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