immailedadj.

Brit.

/ᵻˈmeɪld/, U.S.

/ᵻˈmeɪld/

Forms:

α. 1600s immayl'd, 1600s– immailed.

β. 1800s enmailed.

γ. 1900s– emmailed.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix¹, mail n.³, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < im- prefix¹ + mail n.³ + -ed suffix².With the β. and γ. forms compare en- prefix¹ and em- prefix respectively.

Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

Wearing chain mail. Also (now chiefly) figurative and in extended use: armoured, protected. Frequently with in. Cf. mailed adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [adjective] > clad in or protected by armour > clad in mail

maileda1425

immailed1616

mail-clad1777

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iv. 87 Instructed swarmes Of men immayl'd.

1779 Scots Mag. May 267/1 How came the brain and beating heart..to dwell Immail'd in solid bone?

1834 W. G. Thompson Coral Wreath in J. Service Metrical Legends Northumberland 78 He strode, all enmailed, from the field of the fight.

1841 J. James Poetry 57 Foemen fierce, immailed in arms.

1852 J. B. Dods Immortality Triumphant viii. 101 There they stand.., immailed in their own unrivaled magnanimity and unsullied greatness.

1905 B. Boyesen Marsh iii. 38 I stood immailed in love.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	immailed
释义	immailedadj. Brit. /ᵻˈmeɪld/, U.S. /ᵻˈmeɪld/ Forms: α. 1600s immayl'd, 1600s– immailed. β. 1800s enmailed. γ. 1900s– emmailed. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix¹, mail n.³, -ed suffix². Etymology: < im- prefix¹ + mail n.³ + -ed suffix².With the β. and γ. forms compare en- prefix¹ and em- prefix respectively. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. Wearing chain mail. Also (now chiefly) figurative and in extended use: armoured, protected. Frequently with in. Cf. mailed adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [adjective] > clad in or protected by armour > clad in mail maileda1425 immailed1616 mail-clad1777 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iv. 87 Instructed swarmes Of men immayl'd. 1779 Scots Mag. May 267/1 How came the brain and beating heart..to dwell Immail'd in solid bone? 1834 W. G. Thompson Coral Wreath in J. Service Metrical Legends Northumberland 78 He strode, all enmailed, from the field of the fight. 1841 J. James Poetry 57 Foemen fierce, immailed in arms. 1852 J. B. Dods Immortality Triumphant viii. 101 There they stand.., immailed in their own unrivaled magnanimity and unsullied greatness. 1905 B. Boyesen Marsh iii. 38 I stood immailed in love. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1616
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