Mead (disambiguation) — Mead is an alcoholic drink made from honey Mead may also refer to: Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Companies … Wikipedia
Mead — (m[=e]d), n. [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mj[ o][eth]r, Dan. mi[ o]d, Sw. mj[ o]d, Russ. med , Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr. me qy wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. [root]270. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drink mixer — Drink mixers are the non alcoholic ingredients in mixed drinks and cocktails. There are many reasons mixers are used. They change or enhance flavors or add new ones to a drink. Mixers dilute the drink, lowering the alcohol by volume in the drink … Wikipedia
mead — [mi:d] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English medu] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English mAd] 1.) [U] an alcoholic drink made from ↑honey ▪ a glass of mead 2.) literary … Dictionary of contemporary English
mead — [ mid ] noun uncount a sweet alcoholic drink made from HONEY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mead — ► NOUN ▪ an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Mead — This article is about the alcoholic beverage. For other uses, see Mead (disambiguation). Mead Mead ( … Wikipedia
mead — mead1 /meed/, n. 1. an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water. 2. any of various nonalcoholic beverages. [bef. 900; ME mede, OE medu, meodu; c. D mee, G Met, ON mjothr mead, Skt madhu honey, Gk méthy wine] mead2 /meed/, n. Archaic.… … Universalium
Mead — /meed/, n. 1. George Herbert, 1863 1931, U.S. philosopher and author. 2. Margaret, 1901 78, U.S. anthropologist. 3. Lake, a lake in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed 1936 by Hoover Dam. 115 mi. (185 km) long; 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). * * * I… … Universalium
Mead of poetry — Chased by Suttungr, Odin spits the mead of poetry into several vessels. Some of it accidentally goes out the other end. Illustration by Jakob Sigurðsson, an 18th century Icelandic artist. In Norse mythology, the Poetic Mead or Mead of Poetry (Old … Wikipedia