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Definition of Mail
Mail

A spot.

A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V.

Rent; tribute.

A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor.

Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering.

A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.

Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.

To arm with mail.

To pinion.

A bag; a wallet.

The bag or bags with the letters, papers, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter.

That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office.

A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.

To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter.

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Mail Quotations

I get mail; therefore I am.
Scott Adams

I love receiving fan mail.
Lara Flynn Boyle

Most of my mail comes from young people.
Richard Wilson

Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them.
James Fallows

My mother answers all my fan mail.
Patti Smith

Mail Translations

mail in Dutch is post, posterijen
mail in Finnish is posti
mail in French is postal
mail in German is Post, Post, versenden
mail in Italian is spedire, posta, a posta corrente
mail in Norwegian is post
mail in Portuguese is correio
mail in Spanish is enviar por correo, enviar correspondencia, correo
mail in Swedish is post

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