plural of maile

A flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used to make lei.

Obsolete form of mail (“chainmail”).

plural of mailing

An act of sending mail.

(obsolete) A farm.

present participle of mail

(now regional) A bag or wallet. / A bag containing letters to be delivered by post. / The material conveyed by the postal service. / (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.

(ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail. / (ditransitive) To send by electronic mail. / (transitive) To contact (a person) by electronic mail.

(uncountable) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together. / (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.