Meaning of meada | Babel Free
meˈaða̝Definitions
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handful, fistful feminine
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halved archaic, feminine
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bundle; sheaf feminine
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skein feminine
- Equivalent to 'Skein': A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns...
Equivalents
Examples
“debo á muller de Vasco de Fonteelo una meada de liño e á Tereixa Gata quatro maçarocas destopa”
I owe a skein of flax to Vasco de Fontelo's wife, and to Tereixa Gata four spindlefuls of tow
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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