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baying
We have found lemma(root) word of baying : bay.
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[beɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards
(e.g: a boat trip round the bay)
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late Middle English: from Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia, of unknown origin
[beɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an evergreen Mediterranean shrub with deep green leaves and purple berries. Its aromatic leaves are used in cooking and were formerly used to make triumphal crowns for victors
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late Middle English (denoting the laurel berry): from Old French baie, from Latin baca ‘berry’
[beɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a space created by a window line projecting outwards from a wall
- a compartment with a specified function in a vehicle, aircraft, or ship
(e.g: a bomb bay)
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late Middle English: from Old French baie, from baer ‘to gape’, from medieval Latin batare, of unknown origin
[beɪ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a horse) brown with black points
(e.g: a boy on a dark bay horse)
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Middle English: from Old French bai, from Latin badius
[beɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a bay horse
(e.g: two black horses and a bay graze nearby)
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Middle English: from Old French bai, from Latin badius
[beɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a dog, especially a large one) bark or howl loudly
(e.g: the dogs bayed)
Phrases:
- at bay
- bay for blood
- bring to bay
- keep at bay
- stand at bay
Origin
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Middle English (as a noun): from Old French (a)bai (noun), (a)baiier (verb) ‘to bark’, of imitative origin
[beɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the sound of baying
(e.g: the bloodhounds' heavy bay)
Phrases:
- at bay
- bay for blood
- bring to bay
- keep at bay
- stand at bay
Origin
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Middle English (as a noun): from Old French (a)bai (noun), (a)baiier (verb) ‘to bark’, of imitative origin
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