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1mead

noun \ˈmēd\

Definition of MEAD

:  a fermented beverage made of water and honey, malt, and yeast
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Origin of MEAD

Middle English mede, from Old English medu; akin to Old High German metu mead, Greek methy wine
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

Rhymes with MEAD

bead, Bede, bleed, brede, breed, cede, creed, deed, feed, Gide, gleed, greed, heed, keyed, knead, kneed, lead, Mead, Mede, meed, need, plead, read, rede, reed, screed, seed, Snead, speed, steed, swede, treed, tweed, weed

2mead

noun

Definition of MEAD

archaic
:  meadow

Origin of MEAD

Middle English mede, from Old English mǣd
First Known Use: before 12th century

Mead

biographical name \ˈmēd\

Definition of MEAD

Margaret 1901–1978 Am. anthropol.

Rhymes with MEAD

bead, Bede, bleed, brede, breed, cede, creed, deed, feed, Gide, gleed, greed, heed, keyed, knead, kneed, lead, mead, Mede, meed, need, plead, read, rede, reed, screed, seed, Snead, speed, steed, swede, treed, tweed, weed

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mead
  2. Mead, Lake
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