mews

/ (mjuːz) /


noun(functioning as singular or plural) mainly British
  1. a yard or street lined by buildings originally used as stables but now often converted into dwellings

  2. the buildings around a mews

  1. informal an individual residence in a mews

Origin of mews

1
C14: pl of mew ³, originally referring to royal stables built on the site of hawks' mews at Charing Cross in London

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