mail

¹mail

noun \ˈmāl\

Definition of MAIL

chiefly Scottish

: payment, rent

Origin of MAIL

Middle English male, maille, from Old English māl agreement, pay, from Old Norse māl speech, agreement; akin to Old English mǣl speech

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with MAIL

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

²mail

noun, often attributive

Definition of MAIL

1

chiefly Scottish : bag, wallet

2

a : material sent or carried in the postal system

b : a conveyance that transports mail

c : e-mail 2a

3

: a nation's postal system —often used in plural

Origin of MAIL

Middle English male, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German malaha bag

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Postal Terms

cancel, frank, indicia, philatelist

³mail

transitive verb

Definition of MAIL

: to send by mail : post

— mail·abil·i·ty \ˌmā-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— mail·able \ˈmā-lə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of MAIL

1. <if you don't mail that letter soon, it's going to arrive late>

First Known Use of MAIL

1827

Related to MAIL

Synonyms

post

Related Words

airmail, frank; address, consign; direct, dispatch, forward, remit, route, ship, transmit, transport; register

Near Antonyms

get, receive

Other Postal Terms

cancel, frank, indicia, philatelist

⁴mail

noun

Definition of MAIL

1

: armor made of metal links or sometimes plates

2

: a hard enclosing covering of an animal (as a tortoise)

— mailed \ˈmā(ə)ld\ adjective

Origin of MAIL

Middle English maille metal link, mail, from Anglo-French, from Latin macula spot, mesh

First Known Use: 14th century