Maile

name, noun

name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used to make lei. uncountable

    "All about the tents were ferns, while the fragrant maile trailed from every tree and bush […]"

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of mail (“chainmail”). alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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chain mailpostpostpostemailaegis

Example

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"All about the tents were ferns, while the fragrant maile trailed from every tree and bush […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian maile.

Etymology 2

Variant of mail.

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