[syn: Bailey, Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey]
3. the outer courtyard of a castle;
4. the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bailey \Bai"ley\, n. [The same word as bail line of palisades;
cf. LL. ballium bailey, OF. bail, baille, a palisade,
baillier to inclose, shut.]
1. The outer wall of a feudal castle. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or
fortress. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
3. A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper
names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in
Manchester. [Eng.] --Oxf. Gloss.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bailey
n 1: United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: Bailey, Pearl
Bailey, Pearl Mae Bailey]
2: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology
consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel
Johnson (died in 1742) [syn: Bailey, Nathan Bailey,
Nathaniel Bailey]
3: the outer courtyard of a castle
4: the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard
of a castle
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Bailey -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 6594
Housing Units (2000): 2738
Land area (2000): 826.691450 sq. miles (2141.120935 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.684798 sq. miles (1.773619 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 827.376248 sq. miles (2142.894554 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 34.110864 N, 102.816791 W
Headwords:
Bailey
Bailey, TX
Bailey County
Bailey County, TX
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Bailey, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 670
Housing Units (2000): 302
Land area (2000): 0.701002 sq. miles (1.815586 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.701002 sq. miles (1.815586 sq. km)
FIPS code: 03020
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.780279 N, 78.115622 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27807
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bailey, NC
Bailey
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Bailey, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 213
Housing Units (2000): 98
Land area (2000): 0.400228 sq. miles (1.036585 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.400228 sq. miles (1.036585 sq. km)
FIPS code: 05264
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.434279 N, 96.165364 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bailey, TX
Bailey