Mail-bag

  • 31mail — mail1 /mayl/, n. 1. letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail. 2. a single collection of such letters, packages, etc., as sent or delivered: to open one s mail; to find… …

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  • 32mail — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a letters and parcels etc. conveyed by post. b the postal system. c one complete delivery or collection of mail. d one delivery of letters to one place, esp. to a business on one occasion. 2 a vehicle carrying mail. 3 hist. a bag… …

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  • 33mail — I. /meɪl / (say mayl) noun 1. letters, packages, etc., arriving or sent by post. 2. the system of transmission of letters, etc., by post. 3. a train or boat by which postal matter is carried. 4. Colloquial a rumour. –adjective 5. of or relating… …

  • 34mail — mail1 noun letters and parcels sent by post. ↘(N. Amer. & W. Indian also the mails) the postal system. ↘Computing email. verb send by post. ↘Computing send email to. Derivatives mailable adjective Origin ME (in the sense travelling bag ): from… …

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  • 35Mail — 1) Shirt like piece of armour made from linked metal chains or rings. It was very flexible, unlike the suit of armour, but was vulnerable to a sharp thrust, being best at deflecting a slashing sword. [< Lat. macula = mesh] 2 [mal]. A rent or… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 36Post bag — Post Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed,… …

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  • 37Commercial mail receiving agency — CMRA redirects here. For other uses, please see CMRA (disambiguation). A commercial mail receiving agency ( CMRA ), also known as a mail drop, typically operates as a Private Mail Box Operator. A customer of a CMRA can receive mail and other… …

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  • 38Direct mail — Direct mail, also known as junk mail, advertising mail or admail, is the delivery of advertising material to recipients of postal mail. It forms a significant subdiscipline of direct marketing. Some organizations attempt to help people opt out of …

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  • 39Messenger bag — Messenger bag …

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  • 40speedy bag — A clear plastic sack used to identify and hold special delivery mail. The bag is then placed inside regular sacks of dispatched mail. It keeps this mail separate from other mail in transit and expedites its delivery …

    Glossary of postal terms