mayle
See also: Mayle
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmayle (plural mayles)
- A ring or plate that forms mail.
- Mail; armour composed of such rings.
- (rare) A lesion of the eye.
- Synonym: macula
- (falconry, rare) The chest plumage of an adult hawk.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “maille, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English doublets
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- enm:Falconry
- enm:Armor
- enm:Eye