mayle

See also: Mayle

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mail, maile, maille, male, mayl, mayll, maylle, meile

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French maille, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæi̯l(ə)/

Noun

mayle (plural mayles)

1. A ring or plate that forms mail.
2. Mail; armour composed of such rings.
3. (rare) A lesion of the eye.

   Synonym: macula

4. (falconry, rare) The chest plumage of an adult hawk.

Derived terms

• mayled

Descendants

• English: mail
• Scots: mail

References

• “maille, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.