MEAD

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. Chaucer.

2.
n.

A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas. [U. S.]

3.
n.

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.


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