"mayle" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæi̯l(ə)/ Forms: mayles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|maille}} Borrowed from Old French maille, {{der|enm|la|macula}} Latin macula, {{doublet|enm|macula}} Doublet of macula Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mayle, {{enm-noun}} mayle (plural mayles)
  1. A ring or plate that forms mail. Categories (topical): Eye
    Sense id: en-mayle-enm-noun-WitAfmzo Disambiguation of Eye: 50 5 35 10 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 68 6 7 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 7 6 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 4 4 15
  2. Mail; armour composed of such rings. Categories (topical): Armor
    Sense id: en-mayle-enm-noun-fEjJuLjM Disambiguation of Armor: 0 100 0 0
  3. (rare) A lesion of the eye. Tags: rare Synonyms: macula
    Sense id: en-mayle-enm-noun-Z3mtMW0v
  4. (falconry, rare) The chest plumage of an adult hawk. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Falconry
    Sense id: en-mayle-enm-noun-uvYj9u6I Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mail, maile, maille, male, mayl, mayll, maylle, meile Derived forms: mayled

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin macula",
      "name": "der"
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      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "_dis": "68 6 7 19",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Head and neck",
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            "Body parts",
            "Perception",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
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        "A ring or plate that forms mail."
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        ],
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          "plate"
        ],
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          "mail",
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        ]
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        "Mail; armour composed of such rings."
      ],
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        [
          "Mail",
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        ],
        [
          "armour",
          "armour"
        ],
        [
          "composed",
          "composed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "A lesion of the eye."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "lesion",
          "lesion"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A lesion of the eye."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "macula"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
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            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "The chest plumage of an adult hawk."
      ],
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        [
          "plumage",
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        ],
        [
          "adult",
          "adult"
        ],
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          "hawk"
        ]
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      ],
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        "lifestyle"
      ]
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    }
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A ring or plate that forms mail."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "plate",
          "plate"
        ],
        [
          "mail",
          "mail#English:_armour"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Mail; armour composed of such rings."
      ],
      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "armour",
          "armour"
        ],
        [
          "composed",
          "composed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A lesion of the eye."
      ],
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        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) A lesion of the eye."
      ],
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        }
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "The chest plumage of an adult hawk."
      ],
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          "falconry"
        ],
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ],
        [
          "plumage",
          "plumage"
        ],
        [
          "adult",
          "adult"
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        [
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          "hawk"
        ]
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        "(falconry, rare) The chest plumage of an adult hawk."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ],
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        "falconry",
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmæi̯l(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mail"
    },
    {
      "word": "maile"
    },
    {
      "word": "maille"
    },
    {
      "word": "male"
    },
    {
      "word": "mayl"
    },
    {
      "word": "mayll"
    },
    {
      "word": "maylle"
    },
    {
      "word": "meile"
    }
  ],
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}

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