reed: Meaning and Definition of

reed

1. to decorate with reed.
2. to thatch with or as if with reed.
3. to make vertical grooves on (the edge of a coin, medal, etc.).

Reed

1. 1906–76, British film director.
2. born 1938, U.S. novelist and poet.
3. 1887–1920, U.S. journalist and poet.
4. 1884–1980, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1938–57.
5. 1839–1902, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1889–91, 1895–99.
6. 1851–1902, U.S. army surgeon who proved that a type of mosquito transmits the yellow fever virus.
7. a male given name, form of