mead : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mead	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mead n United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978) Synonym(s): Mead, Margaret Mead United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) Synonym(s): Mead, George Herbert Mead made of fermented honey and water
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mead \Mead\, n. [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mj[94][?]r, Dan. mi[94]d, Sw. mj[94]d, Russ. med', Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr. [?] wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. [?]. Cf. {Metheglin}.] 1. A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. --Chaucer. 2. A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mead \Mead\, n. [AS. m[aemac]d. See {Meadow}.] A meadow. A mede All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. --Chaucer. To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads. --Addison.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mead, CO (town, FIPS 49600) Location: 40.23433 N, 104.98792 W Population (1990): 456 (151 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Mead, NE (village, FIPS 31395) Location: 41.22910 N, 96.48939 W Population (1990): 513 (195 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68041 Mead, OK (town, FIPS 47250) Location: 34.00065 N, 96.51127 W Population (1990): 109 (60 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73449 Mead, WA Zip code(s): 99021