Explore Maille through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Maille meaning
Alternative form of mail
Using Maille
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of mail
Context around Maille
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maille
- In this selection, "maille" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, raoul, granny, grany and main stand out and add context to how "maille" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include gilbert raoul maille that the and grainne ní maille granny ni. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maille" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maille
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Granuaile O Maille, or Grace O’Malley, embraced her life of piracy, and thus became a feminist legend in Irish folklore. (21 words)
In a court recording obtained by CBC, the Crown prosecutor told Justice Joseph Gilbert Raoul Maille that the evidence had gone missing. (22 words)
Her name was rendered in contemporary documents various ways including Gráinne O'Maly, Graney O'Mally, Grainne Ní Maille, Granny ni Maille, Grany O'Mally, Grayn Ny Mayle, Grane ne Male, Grainy O'Maly, and Granee O'Maillie. (38 words)
By no later than the early 15th century, the game jeu de maille main (itself ancestral to pall-mall and perhaps to indoor billiards ) was popular in France, including in the courts of Henry II in the 16th century and Louis XIV of the 17th. (45 words)
Her name was rendered in contemporary documents various ways including Gráinne O'Maly, Graney O'Mally, Grainne Ní Maille, Granny ni Maille, Grany O'Mally, Grayn Ny Mayle, Grane ne Male, Grainy O'Maly, and Granee O'Maillie. (38 words)
In a court recording obtained by CBC, the Crown prosecutor told Justice Joseph Gilbert Raoul Maille that the evidence had gone missing. (22 words)
Example sentences (4)
Her name was rendered in contemporary documents various ways including Gráinne O'Maly, Graney O'Mally, Grainne Ní Maille, Granny ni Maille, Grany O'Mally, Grayn Ny Mayle, Grane ne Male, Grainy O'Maly, and Granee O'Maillie.
Granuaile O Maille, or Grace O’Malley, embraced her life of piracy, and thus became a feminist legend in Irish folklore.
In a court recording obtained by CBC, the Crown prosecutor told Justice Joseph Gilbert Raoul Maille that the evidence had gone missing.
By no later than the early 15th century, the game jeu de maille main (itself ancestral to pall-mall and perhaps to indoor billiards ) was popular in France, including in the courts of Henry II in the 16th century and Louis XIV of the 17th.