Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Mead — (m[=e]d), n. [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mj[ o][eth]r, Dan. mi[ o]d, Sw. mj[ o]d, Russ. med , Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr. me qy wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. [root]270. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mead — [ mid ] noun uncount a sweet alcoholic drink made from HONEY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Mead — This article is about the alcoholic beverage. For other uses, see Mead (disambiguation). Mead Mead ( … Wikipedia
mead — mead1 /meed/, n. 1. an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water. 2. any of various nonalcoholic beverages. [bef. 900; ME mede, OE medu, meodu; c. D mee, G Met, ON mjothr mead, Skt madhu honey, Gk méthy wine] mead2 /meed/, n. Archaic.… … Universalium
Mead — /meed/, n. 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 mi. (185 km) long; 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). * * * I… … Universalium
mead — {{11}}mead (n.1) fermented honey drink, O.E. medu, from P.Gmc. *meduz (Cf. O.N. mjöðr, Dan. mjèd, O.Fris., M.Du. mede, O.H.G. metu, Ger. Met mead ), from PIE root *medhu honey, sweet drink (Cf. Skt. madhu … Etymology dictionary
mead — [OE] Mead goes back ultimately to Indo European *medhu which meant ‘sweet drink’ (it was also the source of Greek méthu ‘wine’, from which English gets methyl [19] and hence methylated spirits [19]). Its prehistoric Germanic descendant was *meduz … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mead — [OE] Mead goes back ultimately to Indo European *medhu which meant ‘sweet drink’ (it was also the source of Greek méthu ‘wine’, from which English gets methyl [19] and hence methylated spirits [19]). Its prehistoric Germanic descendant was *meduz … Word origins
mead — UK [miːd] / US [mɪd] noun [uncountable] a sweet alcoholic drink made from honey … English dictionary
David Mead — David Worth Mead (born 1973) is a Nashville based pop singer songwriter, best known for his soaring vocals and such albums as Indiana and Almost and Always. His music has been featured in motion pictures such as Boys Girls, Restaurant and The… … Wikipedia
