(Homonym: male).
1. The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; SYN. post, postal service.
2. The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
3. Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered.
4. A conveyance that transports mail.

ETYM as. masc, max, maescre; akin to Dutch maas, masche, Old High Germ. masca, Icel. möskvi; cf. Lith. mazgas a knot, megsti to weave nets, to knot.
1. The act of interlocking or meshing; SYN. meshing, interlock, interlocking.
2. The number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles; or.

ETYM Old Eng. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. Related to Stick.
(Irregular plural: stitches).
1. A link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric.
2. A sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running.