English

Noun

maille ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative form of mail

Finnish

Noun

maille

1. Allative plural form of maa.

French

Etymology

From Old French maille, from Vulgar Latin *macla, inherited from Latin macula. Doublet of macule, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maj/

Noun

maille f ‎(plural mailles)

1. (sewing) stitch
2. mesh
3. link (in chainmail etc.)
4. (graph theory) girth

Verb

maille

1. first-person singular present indicative of mailler
2. third-person singular present indicative of mailler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of mailler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of mailler
5. second-person singular imperative of mailler

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula.

Noun

maille f ‎(oblique plural mailles, nominative singular maille, nominative plural mailles)

1. chainmail; mail
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Hauberc li vest de buene maille

     The hauberk clothed him with good chainmail

Descendants

• English: mail
• French: maille