mead

/mi:d/

Thân thiện

A beekeeper pours a glass of golden mead from a clay jug.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey and water: "mead" is an ancient drink, often associated with historical or ceremonial contexts.
   • A surname of notable individuals: "Mead" is the surname of prominent figures like philosopher George Herbert Mead and anthropologist Margaret Mead.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Beverage):
  • The Vikings were known to drink mead.
  • They served homemade mead at the medieval fair.
• Noun (Surname):
  • Margaret Mead's work in cultural anthropology was groundbreaking.

Advanced Usage

• "mead hall": a large building or hall where mead was traditionally drunk, especially in Anglo-Saxon or Norse contexts.
  • The warriors gathered in the mead hall to celebrate their victory.

Variants and Related Words

• Meadow (n): a field of grass, often used for hay or grazing animals. (Note: This is a distinct word, not a variant of the beverage "mead," but they are homophones).
  • The cows grazed in the meadow.

Synonyms

• Honey wine: a direct synonym for the alcoholic beverage.
  • Mead is sometimes called honey wine.

Related Phrases

• To drink mead: the standard verb collocation for consuming the beverage.
  • It was customary to drink mead during the feast.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Mead
• George Herbert Mead
• Margaret Mead