King James Bible Dictionary

1. Information, public or private. Carried by post
Esther 3:13; Esther 8:10

2. Armor

General references
1 Samuel 17:5
Armor; Coat of Mail

MAIL, noun [Latin macula.]

1. A coat of steel net-work, formerly worn for defending the body against swords, poniards, etc. The mail was of two sorts, chain and plate mail; the former consisting of iron rings, each having four others inserted into it; the latter consisting of a number of small lamins of metal, laid over one another like the scales of a fish, and sewed down to a strong linen or leathern jacket.

2. Armor; that which defends the body.

We strip the lobster of his scarlet mail

We read also of shirts of mail and gloves of mail

3. In ships, a square machine composed of rings interwoven, like net-work, used for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.

4. A rent. Also, a spot.

MAIL, noun A bag for the conveyance of letters and papers, particularly letters conveyed from one post office to another, under public authority.

MAIL, verb transitive To put on a coat of mail or armor; to arm defensively.

1. To inclose in a wrapper and direct to a post office. We say, letters were mailed for Philadelphia.

"a corselet of scales," a cuirass formed of pieces of metal overlapping each other, like fish-scales (1 Samuel 17:5); also (38) a corselet or garment thus encased.

MA'IL-COACH, noun A coach that conveys the public mails.

MA'ILED, participle passive Covered with a mail or with armor; inclosed and directed, as letters in a bundle.

1. adjective Spotted; speckled.

MA'ILING, participle present tense Investing with a coat of mail; inclosing in a wrapper and directing to a post office.