| 释义 |
cau·sey
I. \ˈkȯz]ē, dial Brit also -ȯs] or ]ā or ]ə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English cauci, cause, from Old North French caucie, cauciée, from Medieval Latin calciata paved highway, from calciata, feminine of calciatus paved with limestone, from Latin calc-, calx limestone, lime + -atus -ate — more at chalk
1. obsolete : a mound retaining water : an earth dam
2. : a raised way of access (as a road or sidewalk) typically across wet land or water : causeway
3.
a. dialect : a paved way (as a street or sidewalk)
b. dialect Britain : an area (as part of a farmyard) paved with cobblestones
4. obsolete : highway; especially : a highway of or like those of ancient Roman construction in Britain
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
dialect : to pave especially with stones or logs |