Mail(le) [Mail, Maille

Morpheme

Mail(le) [Mail, Maille

Type

free base

Denotation

metal ring armor, mesh in a net, spot, blemish

Etymology

Middle English mayle; Old French maille; Latin macula

Evidence

mail, mailed, mailing, maille, mailler, mails, mailure

Notes

homophone of Male
mail and mascle/mascule are doublets

See Also

Masc(u)le [Mascle, Mascule]

Homographs

Mail, Mail