bailey
noun
the defensive wall surrounding an outer court of a castle.
baileys
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pluralof bailey.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If the barbican fell, the castle still had two courtyards, or baileys, from which last gasp fighting could be carried out.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2019
Headed toward DC on route 50 and was just after the baileys crossroads interchange when I saw a brilliant, bright green streak across the sky and sputter our just over the horizon.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2018
Why, the bum baileys do come into his house, and claw away all his goods and furniture.
From John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts by George Colman
The outer baileys are defended by some great towers of massive Norman masonry from which you look all over the town and surrounding country.
From Normandy, Illustrated, Part 1 by Gordon Home
Some sort of seneschal met us with a light and led us below the twilight arches, where beyond, I could catch glimpses of the baileys and courts and the donjon tower against the heavy ramparts.
From Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough
