Bailey (n.)

  1. United States singer (1918-1990)

    [ Syn: bailey , pearl bailey , pearl mae bailey ]

  2. English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)

    [ Syn: bailey , nathan bailey , nathaniel bailey ]

  3. the outer courtyard of a castle

  4. the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle

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