Mew (?), n. [AS. m&unr_;w, akin to D. meeuw, G. möwe, OHG. m&unr_;h, Icel. mār.] (Zoöl.) A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
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Mew, v. i. To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.
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Now everything doth mew,
And shifts his rustic winter robe. Turbervile.
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Mew, v. t. [From Mew a cage.] To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.
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More pity that the eagle should be mewed. Shak.
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Close mewed in their sedans, for fear of air. Dryden.
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Mew, n. The common cry of a cat. Shak.
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