| Bay (bay) |
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| a. | (&?]) |
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| Bay |
| [F. bai, fr. L.
badius brown, chestnut-colored; -- used only of horses.] |
Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of
horses.
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An inlet
of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general
character.
A small body of water set off from the main
body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal
just outside of the gates of a lock, etc.
A recess or indentation shaped like a
bay.
A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or
other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the
buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions
of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers.
A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or
grain in the stalks.
A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy
Bay.
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A berry, particularly of the laurel.
The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence,
in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory
or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the
laurel.
A tract covered with bay trees.
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To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does,
at his game.
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To bark at; hence, to
follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the
bear.
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| Bay (bay) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Bay |
| [See Bay, v.
i.] |
Deep-toned, prolonged barking.
A state of being obliged to face an
antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
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A bank or dam to keep back
water.
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To dam, as water; -- with
up or back.
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