Mail-bag

  • 21mail — {{11}}mail (n.1) post, letters, c.1200, a traveling bag, from O.Fr. male wallet, bag, bundle, from Frankish *malha or some other Germanic source, from P.Gmc. *malho (Cf. O.H.G. malaha wallet, bag, M.Du. male bag ), from PIE *molko skin, bag.… …

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  • 22Bag of words model — The bag of words model is a simplifying assumption used in natural language processing and information retrieval. In this model, a text (such as a sentence or a document) is represented as an unordered collection of words, disregarding grammar… …

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  • 23mail´less — mail1 «mayl», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. letters, postcards, papers, and parcels to be sent by post: »The postman rested his sack of mail on the ledge under the mailbox. 2. the system by which such mail is sent; post. It is managed in the… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24mail — Verb: To place a letter or other mail matter, properly enveloped or packaged, addressed and stamped, in a mail slot, mail chute, or mail box, provided by the post office department for the reception of mail, or to deliver a letter or other mail… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 25mail — English has two extant words mail. The one meaning ‘post’ [13] goes back via Old French to Old High German malha, which meant ‘bag, pouch’. That indeed was what the word originally denoted in English (and modern French malle is still used for a… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26mail — English has two extant words mail. The one meaning ‘post’ [13] goes back via Old French to Old High German malha, which meant ‘bag, pouch’. That indeed was what the word originally denoted in English (and modern French malle is still used for a… …

    Word origins

  • 27mail — I [[t]meɪl[/t]] n. 1) letters, packages, etc., sent or delivered by the postal service 2) a single collection or delivery of such postal matter 3) Also, mails. the system, usu. operated by the government, for sending or delivering such postal… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28bag — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ heavy ▪ empty ▪ small ▪ burlap (AmE), canvas …

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  • 29mail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English male, maille, from Old English māl agreement, pay, from Old Norse māl speech, agreement; akin to Old English mǣl speech Date: before 12th century chiefly Scottish payment, rent II. noun Usage: often attributive …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 30mail — mail1 W3S3 [meıl] n [U] [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: male bag ] [Sense: 4; Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: maille, from Latin macula spot, woven threads ] 1.) the letters and packages that are delivered to you …

    Dictionary of contemporary English