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mead |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mead \Mead\, n. [OE. mede, AS meodo akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mj["o]?r, Dan. mi["o]d, Sw mj["o]d, Russ. med', Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr ? wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. ?. Cf {Metheglin}.] 1. A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. --Chaucer. 2. A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas. [U. S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mead \Mead\, n. [AS. m[=ae]d. See {Meadow}.] A meadow. A mede All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. --Chaucer. To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads. --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mead n : made of fermented honey and water From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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
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