Menil

adj

adj ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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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