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[ bey-lee ] / ˈbeɪ li /
noun, plural bai·leys.the defensive wall surrounding an outer court of a castle. the courtyard itself. Origin of bailey1250–1300; Middle English, variant of bail4 Words nearby baileybailable, bail bond, bail bondsman, Baile Átha Cliath, bailee, bailey, Bailey bridge, bailie, bailiff, bailiwick, Baillie Definition for bailey (2 of 2)[ bey-lee ] / ˈbeɪ li /
nounLiberty Hyde, 1858–1954, U.S. botanist, horticulturist, and writer. Nathan or Nathaniel, died 1742, English lexicographer. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for baileyCircus parades often became as large a sight as the performance itself; one Barnum and Bailey parade stretched for three miles. We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST In 1881, along came Bailey, operator of another circus, and two circuses joined to give rise to the first three-ring spectacle. We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bailey and one of the other women said that Freundel specifically instructed them not to tell others about the re-dunk. Women Describe How Top D.C. Rabbi Allegedly Spied on Them in the Nude|Steven I. Weiss|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bailey, who is also dating the director, said working on a Leigh production was incredibly arduous. Mike Leigh Is the Master Filmmaker Who Hates Hollywood|Nico Hines|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“My balls are getting stuck,” Bailey Jay complains at one point, crossing and re-crossing her mile-long legs. Jim Norton And His Many Vices|Lloyd Grove|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST She's cured of her lameness now, and is grown up to be a very pretty girl, Bailey said. Georgina's Service Stars|Annie Fellows Johnston This paper says that Congdon was seen by one person and one only at Bailey Harbor. Blacksheep! Blacksheep!|Meredith Nicholson Rushing into the bailey he saw the men-at-arms milling about confusedly, while women screeched. The Hour of the Dragon|Robert E. Howard He hurried on and Stuffer came behind him, and presently the pair struck a wagon road running directly past the old Bailey barn. The Putnam Hall Rebellion|Arthur M. Winfield Finally, then, how could you know that Bailey was injured and unconscious? Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
British Dictionary definitions for bailey (1 of 2)
nounthe outermost wall or court of a castle Word Origin for baileyC13: from Old French baille enclosed court, from bailler to enclose; see bail ³ British Dictionary definitions for bailey (2 of 2)
nounDavid . born 1938, English photographer Nathan or Nathaniel . died 1742, English lexicographer: compiler of An Universal Etymological English Dictionary (1721–27) 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 |