Mead

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mead \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. {Metheglin}.]
     1. A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt,


        yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. --Chaucer.
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     2. A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other
        flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with
        carbonic acid gas. [U. S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mead \Mead\, n. [AS. m[=ae]d. See {Meadow}.]
     A meadow.
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           A mede
           All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. --Chaucer.
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           To fertile vales and dewy meads
           My weary, wandering steps he leads.      --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Mead
       n 1: United States anthropologist noted for her claims about
            adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures
            (1901-1978) [syn: {Margaret Mead}]
       2: United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) [syn: {George
          Herbert Mead}]
       3: made of fermented honey and water

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Mead, CO (town, FIPS 49600)
    Location: 40.23433 N, 104.98792 W
    Population (1990): 456 (151 housing units)
    Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Mead, NE (village, FIPS 31395)
    Location: 41.22910 N, 96.48939 W
    Population (1990): 513 (195 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68041
  Mead, OK (town, FIPS 47250)
    Location: 34.00065 N, 96.51127 W
    Population (1990): 109 (60 housing units)
    Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 73449
  Mead, WA
    Zip code(s): 99021

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Mead, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    564
     Housing Units (2000): 210
     Land area (2000):     0.320681 sq. miles (0.830561 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.320681 sq. miles (0.830561 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            31395
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             41.226201 N, 96.488373 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68041
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Mead, NE
      Mead
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Mead, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
     Population (2000):    2017
     Housing Units (2000): 663
     Land area (2000):     4.307645 sq. miles (11.156749 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.117131 sq. miles (0.303367 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.424776 sq. miles (11.460116 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            49600
     Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
     Location:             40.224781 N, 104.988573 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Mead, CO
      Mead
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Mead, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
     Population (2000):    123
     Housing Units (2000): 64
     Land area (2000):     0.107655 sq. miles (0.278826 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.107655 sq. miles (0.278826 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            47250
     Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
     Location:             34.001244 N, 96.510445 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     73449
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Mead, OK
      Mead