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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mead \Mead\ (m[=e]d), noun [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mj["o][eth]r, Dan. mi["o]d, Sw. mj["o]d, Russ. med', Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr. me'qy wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adjective, sweet. [root]270. Cf. {Metheglin}.]
1. A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. --Chaucer.
2. A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas. [U. S.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mead \Mead\, noun [AS. m[=ae]d. See {Meadow}.] A meadow.
A mede All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. --Chaucer.
To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Mead
noun
1: United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978) [syn: {Margaret Mead}]
2: United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) [syn: {George Herbert Mead}]
3: made of fermented honey and water
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mead, CO (town, FIPS 49600) Location: 40.23433 N, 104.98792 W Population (1990): 456 (151 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Mead, NE (village, FIPS 31395) Location: 41.22910 N, 96.48939 W Population (1990): 513 (195 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68041 Mead, OK (town, FIPS 47250) Location: 34.00065 N, 96.51127 W Population (1990): 109 (60 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73449 Mead, WA Zip code(s): 99021
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Mead, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 564 Housing Units (2000): 210 Land area (2000): 0.320681 sq. miles (0.830561 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.320681 sq. miles (0.830561 sq. km) FIPS code: 31395 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 41.226201 N, 96.488373 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68041 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Mead, NE Mead
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Mead, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 2017 Housing Units (2000): 663 Land area (2000): 4.307645 sq. miles (11.156749 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.117131 sq. miles (0.303367 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.424776 sq. miles (11.460116 sq. km) FIPS code: 49600 Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08 Location: 40.224781 N, 104.988573 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Mead, CO Mead
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Mead, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 123 Housing Units (2000): 64 Land area (2000): 0.107655 sq. miles (0.278826 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.107655 sq. miles (0.278826 sq. km) FIPS code: 47250 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 34.001244 N, 96.510445 W ZIP Codes (1990): 73449 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Mead, OK Mead
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