Mailed

Mailed
Mail Mail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mailing}.] 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. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]

Note: In the United States to mail and to post are both in common use; as, to mail or post a letter. In England post is the commoner usage. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • mailed — /mayld/, adj. clad or armed with mail: a mailed knight. [1350 1400; ME; see MAIL2, ED3] * * * …   Universalium

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