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MAIL, n. L.macula.
1. A coat of steel net-work, formerly worn for defending the body against swords, poniards, &c. The mail was of two sorts, chain and plate mail; the former consisting of iron rings, each having four others inserted into it; the latter consisting of a number of small lamins of metal, laid over one another like the scales of a fish, and sewed down to a strong linen or leathern jacket.
2. Armor; that which defends the body.
We strip the lobster of his scarlet mail.
We read also of shirts of mail, and gloves of mail.
3. In ships, a square machine composed of rings interwoven, like net-work, used for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
4. A rent. Also, a spot.
MAIL, n. A bag for the conveyance of letters and papers, particularly letters conveyed from one post office to another, under public authority.
MAIL, v.t. To put on a coat of mail or armor; to arm defensively.
1. To inclose in a wrapper and direct to a post office. We say, letters were mailed for Philadelphia.
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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