[syn: Mead, George Herbert Mead]
3. made of fermented honey and water;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mead \Mead\ (m[=e]d), n. [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede,
G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mj["o][eth]r, Dan.
mi["o]d, Sw. mj["o]d, Russ. med', Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr.
me`qy wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet.
[root]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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mead \Mead\, n. [AS. m[=ae]d. 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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Mead
n 1: United States anthropologist noted for her claims about
adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures
(1901-1978) [syn: Mead, Margaret Mead]
2: United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) [syn:
Mead, George Herbert Mead]
3: made of fermented honey and water