Kay

[ key ]

noun
  1. Sir Kay, Arthurian Legend. the rude, boastful foster brother and seneschal of Arthur.

  2. Ulysses Simp·son [simp-suhn], /ˈsɪmp sən/, 1917–1995, U.S. composer.

  1. a female or male given name: from a Greek word meaning “rejoice.”

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How to use Kay in a sentence

  • Last night, meself an' a few boys was takin' a jug of punch, at the "Cross Kays," whin one of them up and towld us all about it.

    The Bunsby papers | John Brougham
  • Would be, anyway, if them rusty Kays would be doing anything for the industry.

    The Manxman | Hall Caine
  • I think he has once or twice sent her what the landlady's daughter calls bo-kays of flowers,—somebody has, at any rate.

    The Professor at the Breakfast Table | Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)
  • The family of the Kays, the inventors, belonged to this place, and Robert Peel's print-works were established here in 1770.

British Dictionary definitions for Kay

Kay

/ (keɪ) /


noun
  1. Sir Kay (in Arthurian legend) the braggart foster brother and steward of King Arthur

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