† mailyadj.¹

Forms: 1600s maly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mail n.³, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mail n.³ + -y suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

Of a piece of armour: made of mail (see mail n.³ 2a).

ΚΠ

1607 B. Barnes Divils Charter iii. ii. E3^v Arm'd in a Maly Briggandi[n]e of Naples.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† mailyadj.²

Forms: 1600s mayly.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: mealy adj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably variant of mealy adj. (in the corresponding sense also earliest in Markham: see sense 1 s.v., and compare regional forms s.v. meal n.¹), although perhaps after Anglo-Norman maillé spotted, Middle French, French maillé (1376 in sense ‘spotted’, used chiefly of birds: see mailed adj.).

Obsolete. rare.

Perhaps: (of a horse's colouring) marked or spotted in some way.

ΚΠ

1610 G. Markham Maister-peece i. x. 27 His [sc. the horse's] colour is..darke bay, with mayly nose [1636–75 mayly mouth].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	maily
释义	† mailyadj.¹ Forms: 1600s maly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mail n.³, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mail n.³ + -y suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. Of a piece of armour: made of mail (see mail n.³ 2a). ΚΠ 1607 B. Barnes Divils Charter iii. ii. E3^v Arm'd in a Maly Briggandi[n]e of Naples. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † mailyadj.² Forms: 1600s mayly. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: mealy adj. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably variant of mealy adj. (in the corresponding sense also earliest in Markham: see sense 1 s.v., and compare regional forms s.v. meal n.¹), although perhaps after Anglo-Norman maillé spotted, Middle French, French maillé (1376 in sense ‘spotted’, used chiefly of birds: see mailed adj.). Obsolete. rare. Perhaps: (of a horse's colouring) marked or spotted in some way. ΚΠ 1610 G. Markham Maister-peece i. x. 27 His [sc. the horse's] colour is..darke bay, with mayly nose [1636–75 mayly mouth]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.¹1607adj.²1610
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