mead Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Mead noun
Etymology
OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mjör, Dan. miöd, Sw. mjöd, Russ. med', Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr. wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. . Cf. Metheglin.
Definitions
  1. A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. Chaucer.
  2. A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas. U. S.
Mead noun
Etymology
AS. md. See Meadow.
Definitions
  1. A meadow.
    A mede All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. Chaucer.
    To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads. Addison.

Webster 1913