Part 6755

<hw>Mailed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or plates.</def>

<h1>Mailed</h1> <Xpage=884>

<hw>Mailed</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See 1st <er>Mail</er>.]</ety> <def>Spotted; speckled.</def>

<h1>Mailing</h1> <Xpage=884>

<hw>Mail"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Scot., fr. <ets>mail</ets> tribute, rent. See 2d <er>Mail</er>.]</ety> <def>A farm.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Mail-shell</h1> <Xpage=884>

<hw>Mail"-shell`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A chiton.</def>

<h1>Maim</h1> <Xpage=884>

<hw>Maim</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Maimed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>;<tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Maiming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>maimen</ets>, OF. <ets>mahaignier</ets>, <ets>mehaignier</ets>, <ets>meshaignier</ets>, cf. It. <ets>magagnare</ets>, LL. <ets>mahemiare</ets>, <ets>mahennare</ets>; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. <ets>mac'ha<?/a</ets> to mutilate, <ets>m\'bec'ha</ets> to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. <ets>mang<?/n</ets> to lack, perh. akin to E. <ets>mangle</ets> to lacerate. Cf. <er>Mayhem</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person on fighting less able either to defend himself or to annoy his adversary.</def>

<blockquote>By the ancient law of England he that <b>maimed</b> any man whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced to lose the like part. <i>Blackstone.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair.</def>

<blockquote>My late <b>maimed</b> limbs lack wonted might. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>You <b>maimed</b> the jurisdiction of all bishops. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To mutilate; mangle; cripple.</syn>

<h1>Maim</h1> <Xpage=884>

<hw>Maim</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <altsp>[Written in law language <asp>maihem</asp>, and <asp>mayhem</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OF. <ets>mehaing</ets>. See <er>Maim</er>, <tt>v.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his adversary.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The privation of any necessary part; a crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential. See <er>Mayhem</er>.</def>

<blockquote>Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want there of be a <b>maim</b> than the use of it a blemish. <i>Hooker.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A noble author esteems it to be a <b>maim</b> in history that the acts of Parliament should not be recited. <i>Hayward.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Maimedly</h1> <Xpage=884>

<hw>Maim"ed*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a maimed manner.</def>

<h1>Maimedness</h1> <Xpage=884>

<hw>Maim"ed*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being maimed.</def>

<i>Bolton.</i>

<h1>Main</h1> <Xpage=884>

<hw>Main</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>main</ets> hand, L. <ets>manus</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A hand or match at dice.</def>

<i>Prior. Thackeray. </i>