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What does mail mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word mail? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (now regional) A bag or wallet. [from 13th c.]
  2. A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
  3. The material conveyed by the postal service. [from 17th c.]
  4. (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
  5. The postal service or system in general. [from 17th c.]
  6. (chiefly US, uncountable) The letters, parcels etc delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19th c.]
  7. (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20th c.]
  8. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
  2. (transitive) To send by electronic mail.
  3. (transitive) To contact (a person) by electronic mail.
Noun
  1. (uncountable) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.
  2. (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
  3. Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
  4. (obsolete, rare) A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To arm with mail.
  2. (transitive) To pinion.
Noun
  1. (historical) An old French coin worth half a denier.
  2. (chiefly Scotland) A monetary payment or tribute.
  3. (chiefly Scotland) Rent.
  4. (chiefly Scotland) Tax.
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