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#117051 12/03/03 12:47 AM
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A word I have not seen for quite a while:
"My thanks, and mycongratulations, are equally the meed of Mr Dorrit and of Miss Dorrit.'"

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Definition: \Meed\, n. [OE. mede, AS. m[=e]d, meord; akin to OS. m?da,
OHG. miata, mieta, G. miethe hire, Goth. mizd[=o] reward,
Bohem. & Russ. mzda, Gr. mistho`s, Skr. m[imac]dha.
[root]276.]
1. That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of
merit; reward; recompense.

A rosy garland was the victor's meed. --Spenser.

2. Merit or desert; worth.

My meed hath got me fame. --Shak.

3. A gift; also, a bride. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


\Meed\, v. t.
1. To reward; to repay. [Obs.] --Waytt.

2. To deserve; to merit. [Obs.] --Heywood.








#117052 12/26/03 04:16 PM
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Altogether different from mead.

What was that Scrabble reference that tsuwm posted once? I do wish I could remember it--but it seems that even it was incomplete in showing which words could be played in Scrabble.

Thanks for this 'meed', wwh. It's good to have another word for:

wreath
laurels
crown
diadem



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