mead

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈmēd How to pronounce mead (audio)
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: a fermented beverage made of water and honey, malt, and yeast

mead

2 of 2

noun (2)

archaic
: meadow

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Noun
Other varieties include honey vinegar, made from mead and vaguely similar to white balsamic; akazu, a beautifully layered red vinegar that comes from aged sake lees; and roasty-toasty beer vinegar, a good swap for malt vinegar. — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 The nine courses move between drink and dish, from a Sundarban honey mead with cotton candy to a Tooyamalli rice cocktail with clarified rasam, whiskey and rice foam, served alongside a Gunpowder Idli filled with pepper crab and caviar. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 Russell Farm Brewery, which offers small-batch coffee, modern meads and hard slushies as well as ales and lagers. — Janet Fullwood, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 True to form, Bladee’s daggers land with a delivery as sweet and honeyed as mead in his ethereal voice. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mead

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English mede, from Old English medu; akin to Old High German metu mead, Greek methy wine

Noun (2)

Middle English mede "meadow, clearing," going back to Old English mǣd — more at meadow

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mead was before the 12th century

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“Mead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mead. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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Kids Definition

mead

1 of 2 noun
ˈmēd How to pronounce mead (audio)
: an alcoholic drink made of water, honey, malt, and yeast

mead

2 of 2 noun
archaic
: meadow
Etymology

Noun

Old English medu "the beverage mead"

Noun

Old English mæd "meadow"

Biographical Definition

Mead

biographical name

ˈmēd How to pronounce Mead (audio)
Margaret 1901–1978 American anthropologist

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