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Mead vs Cooley - What's the difference?

mead | cooley |

As nouns the difference between mead and cooley

is that mead is an alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water while cooley is an alternative spelling of coulee.

As proper nouns the difference between mead and cooley

is that mead is {{surname} while Cooley is {{surname|lang=en}.

mead

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) mede, from (etyl) medu, from (etyl) ‘honey; honey wine’.

Alternative forms

* meath, meathe, meeth (all obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
  • (US) A drink composed of syrup of sarsaparilla or other flavouring extract, and water, and sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas.
    • Derived terms
    * mead-bench * meadery

    See also

    * ambrosia noun * ("mead" on Wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . Cognate with West Frisian miede, Low German Meed, (Mede).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (poetic) A meadow.
  • * 1848 , , In Memoriam , 28:
    • Four voices of four hamlets round, / From far and near, on mead and moor, / Swell out and fail, as if a door / Were shut between me and the sound [...].
  • * 1920 , :
    • There ran little streams over bright pebbles, dividing meads of green and gardens of many hues, [...].

    Anagrams

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    cooley

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
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