Mailed

//meɪld// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mail form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of mail form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Armoured in, protected by, or made of mail.

    "[I]n the niches, instead of the effigies of mailed warriors, stood stuffed-out dresses, such as are worn by the fashionables of the day."

  2. 2
    Resembling the scales of armor. rare

    "[…] from blossom of lime to perfumed bloom of acacia — darts the humming-bird, his coat of mailed feathers glowing like a gem."

Adjective
  1. 1
    wearing protective mail wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
armoredarmouredarmouredironcladmail cladmail-clad

Example

More examples

"The letter will be mailed tomorrow."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mail (“send by post”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English mayled; equivalent to mail (“chainmail; spot on a bird's feather”) + -ed.

Related phrases

mailed catfishmailed fist

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