mead

¹

[meed]

noun

1. an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.

2. any of various nonalcoholic beverages.

mead

²

[meed]

noun

Archaic.

1. meadow.

Mead

³

[meed]

noun

1. George Herbert, 1863–1931, U.S. philosopher and author.

2. Margaret, 1901–78, U.S. anthropologist.

3. Lake, a lake in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed 1936 by Hoover Dam. 115 miles (185 km) long; 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km).

Mead

¹

/ miːd /

noun

1. a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)

Mead

²

/ miːd /

noun

1. Margaret. 1901–78, US anthropologist. Her works include Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) and Male and Female (1949)

mead

³

/ miːd /

noun

1. an alcoholic drink made by fermenting a solution of honey, often with spices added

mead

⁴

/ miːd /

noun

1. an archaic or poetic word for meadow

Word History and Origins

Origin of mead¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English mede, Old English medu, meodu; cognate with Dutch mee, German Met, Old Norse mjǫthr “mead”; akin to Greek méthy “wine,” Sanskrit madhu “honey”

Origin of mead²

First recorded before 1000; Middle English mede, Old English mǣd; meadow

Word History and Origins

Origin of mead¹

Old English meodu; related to Old High German metu, Greek methu, Welsh medd

Origin of mead²

Old English mǣd

Example Sentences

That’s more than double the volume of Lake Tahoe, or 10 times Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times

England winger Beth Mead says the success with club and country will enable the players to grow.

From BBC

Her mother, Kay Mead, 61, said: "I'm a bit mixed about asylum seekers being here."

From BBC

James missed England's second penalty in Zurich, but Beth Mead, Alex Greenwood and Grace Clinton - who are all white - went on to miss as well.

From BBC

The river’s largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are now about two-thirds empty, and representatives of California and other states are under pressure to negotiate a deal to take less water from the river.

From Los Angeles Times

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