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 217 Men-an-tol. A holed stone. (See Cornisli History.) In Celtic Cornish, maen, stone, and toll, a hole, a perforation. A Meneolas. A fisherman's original kind of wooden box stove, ^^ filled with clay and stones" on which to cook. w.F.P. Menolas. H.R.C. In Celtic Cornish, mden, stone; and olas, a hearth, i.e., hearthstone. A Men SCryfa. An inscribed stone (See Cornish His- tory.) In Celtic Cornish, mcien, stone ; and screfa, to write. Merle. A chain link. M.A.c. Mermaid's purses. Brown, purse-shaped cases often found on the sea beach. Merry-dancers. The Northern lights. Aurora hor- ealis. So called because of their undulatory motion. Merryman. The clown at a Circus or Theatre. Merry sole. The French sole-(fish.) Meryan. An ant. w.f.p. (Meryan is a plural noun and means, ants. Murrian is the true Celtic Cornish plural for ants; and murrianen or menwionen, for an ant.) Metheglin. Mead. Honey and water boiled together and fermented and flavoured with spice. This is the name used in Cornwall; mead was almost an unknown word there. It ^is a Celtic Cornish word from medh, mead, or meith, whey, and whegol or huegol, all sweet.