Menil
adj
adj ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.
"a menil buck"
Etymology
Uncertain. In old works, other spellings are mentioned (or rarely, used), including menald, menild, mennal. Perhaps from meanelled, from the also-obscure old term meanels, used for spots on the coats of horses.
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