Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To break the mail of; divest of a coat of mail.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To divest of coat of mail.
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- verb archaic To remove the
chainmail orarmour from (someone).
Etymologies
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From Old French desmailler.
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bilby commented on the word dismail
Maybe we could revive this for 'please remove me from your email list'?
April 8, 2025