As nouns the difference between geas and meas
is that geas is a vow or obligation placed upon a person while meas is .
geas
English
Noun
A vow or obligation placed upon a person.
A curse.
A mystical compulsion.
Quotations
* 1980' - Stephen Donaldson, ''The Wounded Land'', page 162, ''The memory came upon him like a '''''geas'' , overwhelming his revulsion, numbing his heart.
Neil Gaiman, "Chivalry": "Galaad stood up again and turned to Mrs. Whitaker. 'Gracious lady, keeper of the Holy of Holies, let me now depart this place with the Blessed Chalice, that my journeyings may be ended and my geas fulfilled.'"
Anagrams
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meas
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(knitting) measures
* 1998 , Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics (page 106)
- When piece meas 2½" (6.5 cm) on RS, knit until 3 sts rem, k2tog, k1.
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