maille
maille is the alternative form of mail.
Meaning of mail
Noun
mail (countable and uncountable, plural mails)
- A bag or wallet.
- What, loo, man, see here of dyce a bale; / A brydelynge caste for that is in thy male!1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Courte
- A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
- The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service.
- Meronym: mailpiece
- Synonyms:
- snail mail
- Antonyms:
- The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.
- It should be in your mail today, unless the post office lost it!
- A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
- All trains stop at all stations, with the exception of a few "local" stations near Mombasa and an odd flag stop or two usually missed by the mails.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 263
- The postal service or system in general.
- He decided to send his declaration by mail.
- Synonyms:
- post
Proper noun capitalized: Maille
Maille (plural Mailles)
- A surname from French.
Forms of maille
| plural | Mailles |
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Origin of maille
Borrowed from French Maille or Maillé.
Phrases with maille
Questions about maille
- What does maille mean?
- Maille means a surname from French.
- What is maille the alternative form of?
- Maille is the alternative form of mail.
- What part of speech is maille?
- Maille is a proper noun.
Words near maille in the dictionary
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