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Meaning of Mealy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmiːli

Definitions

  1. A canary of a pale yellow color.
  2. A surname from Irish.

Equivalents

العربية متفتّت
Čeština moučnatý moučný
Deutsch mehlig
Español harinoso
Français farineux
Galego fariñento
Português farinhento
Română făinos

Examples

“I know not, indeed, if the artist could give the beautiful orange which distinguish ^([sic]) the jonque, or the mellowness of tint that pervades the mealy.”
“The clear Norwich canaries, as well as the evenly marked, the crested, the ticked, the green, and the unevenly marked, are each divided into two separate classes, i.e., jonques and mealies.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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