bevy

[ bev-ee ]

/ ˈbɛv i /

noun, plural bev·ies.

a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association.

a large group or collection: a bevy of boisterous sailors.

Nearby words

beverly hills, bevin, bevin boy, bevin, ernest, bevvy, bevy, bew, bewail, beware, beware of greeks bearing gifts, beweep

Origin of bevy

1400–50; late Middle English bevey, of obscure origin

SYNONYMS FOR bevy

1 covey, flight; brood.

2 assembly, company.

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Examples from the Web for bevies

At intervals of a few feet, were bevies of women and girls, who handed up bouquets and wreaths of flowers.
Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman|J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
It is generally found in marshes, or marshy ground, and frequently in bevies.
Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt
Bevies of middinettes waved their aprons from the windows of millinery shops.
"And they thought we wouldn't fight"|Floyd Gibbons
Droves of chauffeurs, and bevies of pretty ladies in motor hats swarmed like living anachronisms among the monuments of the past.
Set in Silver|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

After all it is not surprising that but three bevies remained of the sixty.
Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. Hornaday

British Dictionary definitions for bevies

bevy

/ (ˈbɛvɪ) /

noun plural bevies

a flock of quails

a group, esp of girls

a group of roedeer

Word Origin for bevy

C15: of uncertain origin

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