Bays
[beiz]
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Bayze
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. Crown, garland, wreath, honorary distinction.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Laurels, trophy, success, prize, premium, achievement, victory, triumph
ANT:Failure, defeat, disgrace, stigma, brand
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Examples
- For them stage-coaches will have become romances--a team of four bays as fabulous as Bucephalus or Black Bess. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- There were five horses in the rope corral, three bays, a sorrel, and a buckskin. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The north pole will rush to the south, and the headlands of Europe be locked into the bays of Australia ere I forget. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The title Englanderinn seems to be en bays de gonnoisance, said Max, who knew the French language, to Fritz, his comrade. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A great many farmers are building over bays in their barns for silos. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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