n. [ F. médaille, It. medaglia, fr. L. metallum metal, through (assumed) LL. metalleus made of metal. See Metal, and cf. Mail a piece of money. ] A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Medaled or Medalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Medaling or Medalling. ] To honor or reward with a medal. “Medaled by the king.” Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small medal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. médailliste, It. medaglista. ] [ Written also medallist. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A designer of medals. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit; as, the gold medalist in downhill skiing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a medal, or to medals. “Our medallic history.” Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. médaillion, It. medaglione, augm. of medaglia. See Medal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A large medal or memorial coin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Golf) Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the number of strokes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Medal + the root of Gr. &unr_; work. ] The art of making and striking medals and coins. [ Written also medallurgy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mix; to mingle. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

“Wine meddled with gall.” Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Meddled p. pr. & vb. n. Meddling ] [ OE. medlen to mix, OF. medler, mesler, F. mêler, LL. misculare, a dim. fr. L. miscere to mix. √271. See Mix, and cf. Medley, Mellay. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To mix; to mingle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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Did never meddle with my thoughts. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; -- in a good sense. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; -- often followed by with or in. [ 1913 Webster ]

Why shouldst thou meddle to thy hurt? 2 Kings xiv. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

The civil lawyers . . . have meddled in a matter that belongs not to them. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

To meddle and make, to intrude one's self into another person's concerns. [ Archaic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To interpose; interfere; intermeddle. [ 1913 Webster ]