bay
1. bay \'ba-\ aj [ME, fr. MF bai, fr. L badius; akin to OIr buide yellow] :
reddish brown {a ~ mare}
2. bay n 1: a bay-colored animal; specif : a horse with a bay-colored body
a nd balck mane, tail, and points 2: a moderate brown
3. bay n [ME, berry, fr. MF baie, fr. L baca] 1a: LAUREL 1b: any of
several shrubs or trees (as of the genera Magnolia, Myr ica, and Gordonia)
resembling the laurel 2a: a garland or crown esp. of laurel given as a
prize for victory or excel lence 2b: HONOR, FAME - usu. used in pl.
4. bay n [ME, fr. MF baee opening, fr. OF, fr. fem. of bae`, pp. of baer]
to gape, yawn - more at ABEYANCE 1: a principal compartment of the walls,
roof, or other part of a building or of the whole building 2: a main
division of any structure : as 2a: a compartment in a barn 2b: BAY WINDOW
2c: the forward part of a ship on each side between decks often used as a
s hip's hospital 2d1: a longitudinal part of an elongated aircraft
structure lying between t wo adjacent transverse members or walls 2d2: any
of several compartments in the fuselage of an airplane 3: a vertical
support on which various pieces of electronic apparatus are m ounted
5. bay vb [ME baien, abaien, fr. OF abaiier, of imit. origin] : to bark
with prolonged tones 1: to bark at 2: to bring to bay 3: to pursue with
barking 4: to utter in deep prolonged tones
6. bay n 1: the position of one unable to retreat and forced to face danger
2: the position of one checked 3: a baying of dogs
7. bay n [ME baye, fr. MF baie] often attrib 1: an inlet of the sea or
other body of water usu. smaller than a gulf 2: a small body of water set
off from the main body 3: any of various terrestrial formations resembling
a bay of the sea
Webster's English Dictionary