"maine" meaning in English

See maine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} maine (not comparable)
  1. Obsolete form of main. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of: main
    Sense id: en-maine-en-adj-eJTxiZt6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 24 22 5 3 8 3 8 16 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 22 5 3 8 3 8 16 6 6

Noun

Forms: maines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} maine (plural maines)
  1. Obsolete form of main. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: main
    Sense id: en-maine-en-noun-eJTxiZt6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 24 22 5 3 8 3 8 16 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 22 5 3 8 3 8 16 6 6

Inflected forms

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