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): /ˈmæi̯l(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.

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