mayle
See also: Mayle
Middle English
Alternative forms
- mail, maile, maille, male, mayl, mayll, maylle, meile
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛi̯l(ə)/
Noun
mayle (plural mayles)
- A ring or plate that forms mail.
- Mail; armour composed of such rings.
- (rare) A lesion of the eye.
- Synonym: macula
- (falconry, rare) The chest plumage of an adult hawk.
Derived terms
- mayled
Descendants
- English: mail
- Scots: mail
References
- “maille, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.