Meaning of Mew | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A gull, seagull.
   archaic, dialectal, poetic
2. A prison, or other place of confinement.
   obsolete
3. A surname.
4. The crying sound of a cat; a meow, especially of a kitten.
5. A hiding place; a secret store or den.
   obsolete
6. The crying sound of a gull or buzzard.
7. A breeding-cage for birds.
   obsolete
8. An exclamation of disapproval; a boo.
   obsolete
9. A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
10. A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.
    in-plural

Equivalents

Examples

“A daungerous and detestable place, To which nor fish nor fowle did once approch, But yelling Meawes, with Seagulles hoarse and bace […]”

“From helm to sea they saw him leap, As arrow from the string, And dive into the water deep, As mew upon the wing.”

“Ne toung did tell, ne hand these handled not, / But safe I haue them kept in secret mew, / From heauens sight, and powre of all which them pursew.”

“A horse in a stable that never travels, a hawk in a mew that seldom flies, are both subject to diseases; which, left unto themselves, are most free from any such encumbrances.”

“Darren James Mew”

(name of an English record producer)

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