mead

4 definitions found

mead - 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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  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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mead - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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

mead - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Mead, CO (town, FIPS 49600)
    Location: 40.23433 N, 104.98792 W
    Population (1990): 456 (151 housing units)
    Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Mead, NE (village, FIPS 31395)
    Location: 41.22910 N, 96.48939 W
    Population (1990): 513 (195 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68041
  Mead, OK (town, FIPS 47250)
    Location: 34.00065 N, 96.51127 W
    Population (1990): 109 (60 housing units)
    Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 73449
  Mead, WA
    Zip code(s): 99021