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Mailed (?), a. (Zoöl.)
Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or
plates.

Mailed, a. [See 1st Mail.]
Spotted; speckled.

Mail"ing (?), n. [Scot., fr.
mail tribute, rent. See 2d Mail.] A farm.
[Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Mail"-shell` (?), n.
(Zoöl.) A chiton.

Maim (mām), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Maimed (māmd);p. pr. & vb.
n. Maiming.] [OE. maimen, OF.
mahaignier, mehaignier, meshaignier, cf. It.
magagnare, LL. mahemiare, mahennare; perh. of
Celtic origin; cf. Armor. mac'haña to mutilate,
māc'ha to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. mangōn
to lack, perh. akin to E. mangle to lacerate. Cf.
Mayhem.] 1. To deprive of the use of a
limb, so as to render a person in fighting less able either to defend
himself or to annoy his adversary.


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