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bailey
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bailey has 4 senses
- bailey(n = noun.person) pearl bailey, pearl mae bailey - United States singer (1918-1990); Array is a kind of singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer
- bailey(n = noun.person) nathan bailey, nathaniel bailey - English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742); Array is a kind of lexicographer, lexicologist
- bailey(n = noun.artifact) Array - the outer courtyard of a castle; Array is a kind of court, courtyard
- bailey(n = noun.artifact) Array - the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle; Array is a kind of bulwark, rampart, wall
CIDE DICTIONARY
bailey, n. [The same word as bail line of palisades; cf. LL. ballium bailey, OF. bail, baille, a palisade, baillier to inclose, shut.].
- The outer wall of a feudal castle. [1913 Webster]
- The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. [1913 Webster]
- A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester. Oxf. Gloss. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bailey, n. (pl. -eys)
1 the outer wall of a castle.
2 a court enclosed by it.
1 the outer wall of a castle.
2 a court enclosed by it.
Etymology
ME, var. of BAIL(2)
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