'Mail' definitions:

Definition of 'mail'

(from WordNet)
noun
The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
noun
The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" [syn: mail, mail service, postal service, post]
noun
A conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
noun
Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: mail, post]
noun
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings [syn: chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour]
verb
Send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" [syn: mail, get off]
verb
Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: mail, post, send]

Definition of 'Mail'

From: GCIDE
  • Mail \Mail\, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See Medal.]
  • 1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also maile, and maille.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.] [1913 Webster]
  • Mail and duties (Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in whatever form paid. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mail'

From: GCIDE
  • Mail \Mail\ (m[=a]l), n. A spot. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mail'

From: GCIDE
  • Mail \Mail\ (m[=a]l), n. [OE. maile, maille, F. maille a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat of mail, fr. L. macula spot, a mesh of a net. Cf. Macle, Macula, Mascle.]
  • 1. A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Chain mail, Coat of mail. See under Chain, and Coat. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Naut.) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet mail. --Gay. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mail'

From: GCIDE
  • Mail \Mail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mailing.] To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In the United States to mail and to post are both in common use; as, to mail or post a letter. In England post is the commoner usage. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mail'

From: GCIDE
  • Mail \Mail\, v. t.
  • 1. To arm with mail. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To pinion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mail'

From: GCIDE
  • Mail \Mail\ (m[=a]l), n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo`s hide, skin.]
  • 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The bag or bags with the letters, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter. [1913 Webster]
  • There is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated Hague. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • Mail catcher, an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in motion.
  • Mail guard, an officer whose duty it is to guard the public mails. [Eng.]
  • Mail train, a railroad train carrying the mail. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'mail'

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Words containing 'Mail'