causey

[ kaw-zee ]

/ ˈkɔ zi /

noun, plural cau·seys.

British Dialect. a causeway.

Archaic. an ancient Roman highway.

Origin of causey

1125–75; Middle English cauce<Anglo-French <Old North French caucie, variant of cauciee<Late Latin (via) calciāta (road) paved with limestone, equivalent to Latin calci- (stem of calx) limestone + -āta, feminine of -ātus-ate¹

Words nearby causey

cause list, cause raised eyebrows, causerie, causeuse, causeway, causey, causist, caustic, caustic alcohol, caustic curve, caustic lime

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Example sentences from the Web for causey

Two of them, Ebbers and Causey, had undergone congressional panel investigations beforehand.
Could Blankfein Face Prison?|Nomi Prins|August 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was a narrow, two-storied house, with but the causey (pavement) between it and the street.
Allison Bain|Margaret Murray Robertson
Paid for 41 days worke with a ploughe carrying stones to the Causey.'
A Glossary of Words used in the County of Wiltshire|George Edward Dartnell
But at that moment they heard a shout from the front, and Peanuts Causey came hurriedly around the corner of the house.
The Roof Tree|Charles Neville Buck

Wheel round half your pieces, and sweep the causey sides behind;—for I hear the coming of friends.
Calavar|Robert Montgomery Bird
He stood on the edge of the causey, shouting loud vivas, as the bold cavaliers rushed among the canoes that blocked up the sluice.
Calavar|Robert Montgomery Bird

British Dictionary definitions for causey

causey

/ (ˈkɔːzɪ) /

noun

an archaic or dialect word for causeway

Scot a cobbled street

Scot a cobblestone

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单词	causey
释义	causey [ kaw-zee ] / ˈkɔ zi / noun, plural cau·seys. British Dialect. a causeway. Archaic. an ancient Roman highway. Origin of causey 1125–75; Middle English cauce<Anglo-French <Old North French caucie, variant of cauciee<Late Latin (via) calciāta (road) paved with limestone, equivalent to Latin calci- (stem of calx) limestone + -āta, feminine of -ātus-ate¹ Words nearby causey cause list, cause raised eyebrows, causerie, causeuse, causeway, causey, causist, caustic, caustic alcohol, caustic curve, caustic lime Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for causey Two of them, Ebbers and Causey, had undergone congressional panel investigations beforehand. Could Blankfein Face Prison?\|Nomi Prins\|August 23, 2011\|DAILY BEAST It was a narrow, two-storied house, with but the causey (pavement) between it and the street. Allison Bain\|Margaret Murray Robertson Paid for 41 days worke with a ploughe carrying stones to the Causey.' A Glossary of Words used in the County of Wiltshire\|George Edward Dartnell But at that moment they heard a shout from the front, and Peanuts Causey came hurriedly around the corner of the house. The Roof Tree\|Charles Neville Buck Wheel round half your pieces, and sweep the causey sides behind;—for I hear the coming of friends. Calavar\|Robert Montgomery Bird He stood on the edge of the causey, shouting loud vivas, as the bold cavaliers rushed among the canoes that blocked up the sluice. Calavar\|Robert Montgomery Bird British Dictionary definitions for causey causey / (ˈkɔːzɪ) / noun an archaic or dialect word for causeway Scot a cobbled street Scot a cobblestone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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