Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mead"
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) 1.7 (wn)
Mead
n 1: United States anthropologist noted for her claims about
adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures
(1901-1978) [syn: {Mead}, {Margaret Mead}]
2: United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) [syn: {Mead},
{George Herbert Mead}]
3: made of fermented honey and water
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