mayle
See also: Mayle
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula.
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Noun edit
mayle (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.
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References edit
- “maille, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.