mead
noun
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
mead
1 American
[meed]
/ mid /
noun
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an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
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any of various nonalcoholic beverages.
mead
2
American
[meed]
/ mid /
noun
Archaic.
Mead
3
American
[meed]
/ mid /
noun
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George Herbert, 1863–1931, U.S. philosopher and author.
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Margaret, 1901–78, U.S. anthropologist.
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Lake, a lake in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed 1936 by Hoover Dam. 115 miles (185 km) long; 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km).
Mead
1
British
/ miːd /
noun
Mead
2
British
/ miːd /
noun
mead
3
British
/ miːd /
noun
mead
4
British
/ miːd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of mead1
First recorded before 900; Middle English mede, Old English medu, meodu; cognate with Dutch mee, German Met, Old Norse mjǫthr “mead”; akin to Greek méthy “wine,” Sanskrit madhu “honey”
Origin of mead2
First recorded before 1000; Middle English mede, Old English mǣd; see meadow
Vocabulary lists containing mead
Medieval Europe - Middle School
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Instead, we’re the village idiots consuming stale mead and suffering from ergot poisoning.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
He had also been toying with the idea of making mead.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
Ivo Midrla, running a stand selling mead and fried potato chips, said the two coronavirus years made a big dent in his business.
From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2022
Then they'd give me this mead, I know now it was mead.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2021
There was skating on the moat, which roared with the gliding bones which they used for skates, while hot chestnuts and spiced mead were served on the bank to all and sundry.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are at their lowest combined levels since Lake Powell began filling in 1963.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
At the same time, officials reduced the amount of water being released from Lake Powell into Lake Mead.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
"It's already starting to stagnate, so that's serious," said Catriona Bass, director of the Long Mead Foundation.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“One day I was hanging out with my guardian, Ms. Mead, knitting mittens to sell on the subway, and the next thing, I woke up here.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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