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  8  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mail  \Mail\,  v.  t. 
  1.  To  arm  with  mail 
 
  2.  To  pinion.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mail  \Mail\,  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  ?  hide,  skin.] 
  1.  A  bag;  a  wallet.  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  2.  The  bag  or  bags  with  the  letters,  papers,  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. 
 
  There  is  a  mail  come  in  to-day,  with  letters  dated 
  Hague.  --Tatler. 
 
  3.  That  which  comes  in  the  mail  letters,  etc.,  received 
  through  the  post  office. 
 
  4.  A  trunk,  box,  or  bag,  in  which  clothing,  etc.,  may  be 
  carried.  [Obs.]  --Sir  W.  Scott. 
 
  {Mail  bag},  a  bag  in  which  mailed  matter  is  conveyed  under 
  public  authority. 
 
  {Mail  boat},  a  boat  that  carries  the  mail 
 
  {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 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mail  \Mail\,  n. 
  A  spot.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}.] 
 
  2.  Rent;  tribute.  [Obs.,  except  in  certain  compounds  and 
  phrases,  as  blackmail,  mails  and  duties,  etc.] 
 
  {Mail  and  duties}  (Scots  Law),  the  rents  of  an  estate,  in 
  whatever  form  paid. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mail  \Mail\,  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. 
 
  {Chain  mail},  {Coat  of  mail}.  See  under  {Chain},  and  {Coat}. 
 
  2.  Hence  generally,  armor,  or  any  defensive  covering. 
 
  3.  (Naut.)  A  contrivance  of  interlinked  rings,  for  rubbing 
  off  the  loose  hemp  on  lines  and  white  cordage. 
 
  4.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  hard  protective  covering  of  an  animal,  as 
  the  scales  and  plates  of  reptiles,  shell  of  a  lobster, 
  etc 
 
  We  .  .  .  strip  the  lobster  of  his  scarlet  mail 
  --Gay. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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.] 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mail 
  n  1:  the  bags  of  letters  and  packages  that  are  transported  by  the 
  postal  service 
  2:  the  system  whereby  messages  are  transmitted  via  the  post 
  office  [syn:  {post},  {postal  service}] 
  3:  a  conveyance  that  transports  mail 
  4:  any  particular  collection  of  letters  or  packages  that  is 
  delivered;  "your  mail  is  on  the  table" 
  5:  (medieval)  flexible  armor;  made  of  interlinked  metal  rings 
  [syn:  {chain  mail},  {ring  mail},  {coat  of  mail},  {chain 
  armor},  {chain  armour},  {ring  armor},  {ring  armour}] 
  v  1:  send  via  the  postal  service;  "I'll  mail  you  the  check 
  tomorrow"  [syn:  {get  off}] 
  2:  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:  {post},  {send}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  mail 
 
    1.  {electronic  mail}. 
 
  2.  The  {Berkeley  Unix}  program  for  composing  and  reading 
  {electronic  mail}.  It  normally  uses  {sendmail}  to  handle 
  delivery. 
 
  {Unix  manual  page}:  mail(1) 
 
  (1997-12-03)




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