Meanings
mailed1
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of mail (“send by post”)
mailed2
comparative more mailed · superlative most mailed
- rareResembling the scales of armor.
[…] from blossom of lime to perfumed bloom of acacia — darts the humming-bird, his coat of mailed feathers glowing like a gem.
1888, Frederick Albion Ober, A Boy's Adventures in the West Indies, page 169
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of mail
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
mailed · adjective, verb
- Middle Englishmayled
- Englishmailed
From Middle English mayled; equivalent to mail (“chainmail; spot on a bird's feather”) + -ed.
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mailed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailed
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