Mead \Mead\, n. [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mj["o]?r, Dan. mi["o]d, Sw. mj["o]d, Russ. med', Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr. ? wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. ?. Cf. Metheglin.]

1. A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. --Chaucer.

2. A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas. [U. S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Mead \Mead\, n. [AS. m[=ae]d. See Meadow.]

A meadow.

A mede All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. --Chaucer.

To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads. --Addison.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)