maille

French

noun
Definitions
  • (sewing) stitch
  • mesh, the gap between threads in cloth etc.
  • link (in chainmail etc.)
  • (graph theory) girth

Etymology

Inherited from Old French maille (loop, stich, mesh) inherited from Latin *macla, macula (stain, spot, blemish, mesh, fault).

Origin

Latin

macula

Gloss

stain, spot, blemish, mesh, fault

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
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