Mew

·vi To cry as a cat.

II. Mew ·noun The common cry of a cat.

III. Mew ·vt To shut up; to Inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.

IV. Mew ·noun A gull, ·esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.

V. Mew ·vi To cast the feathers; to Molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.

VI. Mew ·vt To shed or cast; to Change; to Molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers.

VII. Mew ·noun A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter;

— in the latter sense usually in the plural.

VIII. Mew ·noun A stable or range of stables for horses;

— compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks.