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mettles

mettles is the plural of mettle.

Meaning of mettle

Noun

mettle (usually uncountable, plural mettles)

  1. (usually) A quality of courage and endurance.
    • By this Day and this Light, the fellow ha's mettell enough in his belly.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    heart, pith, spirit
  2. (usually) Good temperament and character.
    • Your Maſter quits you: and for your ſeruice done him, / So much againſt the mettle of your ſexc. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Questions about mettles

What is mettles the plural of?
Mettles is the plural of mettle.

Words near mettles in the dictionary

  1. Mettingham
  2. mettle
  3. mettled
  4. Mettler
  5. Mettlers
  6. mettles
  7. mettlesome
  8. mettlesomely
  9. mettlesomeness
  10. metts
  11. Metty

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