Meal , v. t. 1. To
sprinkle with, or as with, meal. Shak.
2.
To pulverize; as, mealed powder.
Meal , n. [OE.
mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D.
meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel.
mjöl, SW. mjöl, Dan. meel, also to D.
malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh
mill, and E.
mill. √108. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal, Immolate, Molar.]
1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not
granulated.
Meal beetle (Zoöl.),
the adult of the meal worm. See Meal worm, below. -- Meal moth (Zoöl.), a lepidopterous insect (Asopia farinalis), the larvæ of which feed
upon meal, flour, etc. -- Meal worm (Zoöl.), the larva of
a beetle (Tenebrio
molitor) which infests granaries, bakehouses,
etc., and is very injurious to flour and
meal.
Meal , n. [OE.
mel; akin to E. meal a
part, and to
D. maal time, meal, G. mal time, mahl meal, Icel. māl measure, time, meal, Goth. mēl time, and
to E. measure. See Measure.]
The portion of food taken at
a particular time for the
satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the
traveler has not eaten a good
meal for a week; there
was silence during the meal.
What strange fish
Hath made his meal on thee ?
Shak.
Meal (mēl),
n. [OE. mele, AS. m&aemacr;l part, portion, portion of time; akin
to E. meal a repast. Cf. Piecemeal.]
A part; a fragment; a portion. [Obs.]
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