Pronunciations (2)
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/meɪld/
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[meɪɫd]
Adjective
Armoured in, protected by, or made of mail.
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[I]n the niches, instead of the effigies of mailed warriors, stood stuffed-out dresses, such as are worn by the fashionables of the day.
Resembling the scales of armor.
Usage- Rare
- Examples
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[…] from blossom of lime to perfumed bloom of acacia — darts the humming-bird, his coat of mailed feathers glowing like a gem.
Adjective
wearing protective mail
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