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13 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bay \Bay\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bayed} (?); p. pr & vb n. {Baying}.] [ OE bayen, abayen OF abaier F. aboyer to bark; of uncertain origin.] To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does at his game. The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bayed. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bay \Bay\, v. t. To bark at hence to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as to bay the bear. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bay \Bay\, n. [See {Bay}, v. i.] 1. Deep-toned, prolonged barking. ``The bay of curs.'' --Cowper. 2. [OE. bay, abay, OF abai, F. aboi barking, pl abois prop. the extremity to which the stag is reduced when surrounded by the dogs, barking (aboyant); aux abois at bay.] A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible. Embolden'd by despair, he stood at bay. --Dryden. The most terrible evils are just kept at bay by incessant efforts. --I. Taylor From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bay \Bay\, a. [F. bai, fr L. badius brown, chestnutcolored -- used only of horses.] Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses. {Bay cat} (Zo["o]l.), a wild cat of Africa and the East Indies ({Felis aurata}). {Bay lynx} (Zo["o]l.), the common American lynx ({Felis, or Lynx, rufa}). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bay \Bay\, n. [F. baie a berry, the fruit of the laurel and other trees, fr L. baca, bacca, a small round fruit, a berry, akin to Lith. bapka laurel berry.] 1. A berry, particularly of the laurel. [Obs.] 2. The laurel tree ({Laurus nobilis}). Hence in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel. The patriot's honors and the poet's bays. --Trumbull. 3. A tract covered with bay trees. [Local, U. S.] {Bay leaf}, the leaf of the bay tree ({Laurus nobilis}). It has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bay \Bay\, n. [F. baie, fr LL baia. Of uncertain origin: cf Ir & Gael. badh or bagh bay harbor, creek; Bisc. baia, baiya harbor, and F. bayer to gape, open the mouth.] 1. (Geol.) An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character. Note: The name is not used with much precision, and is often applied to large tracts of water, around which the land forms a curve; as Hudson's Bay. The name is not restricted to tracts of water with a narrow entrance, but is used foe any recess or inlet between capes or headlands; as the Bay of Biscay. 2. A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc 3. A recess or indentation shaped like a bay. 4. A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers. 5. A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks. 6. A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay. {Sick bay}, in vessels of war, that part of a deck appropriated to the use of the sick. --Totten. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bay \Bay\, v. t. [Cf. OE b[ae]wen to bathe, and G. b["a]hen to foment.] To bathe. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bay \Bay\, v. t. To dam, as water; -- with up or back From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bay \Bay\, n. A bank or dam to keep back water. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bay adj : (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color n 1: an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than an gulf 2: the sound of a hound on the scent 3: small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn: {true laurel}, {bay laurel}, {bay tree}, {Laurus nobilis}] 4: a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" 5: a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay" 6: a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: {alcove}] 7: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color v 1: utter in deep prolonged tones 2: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs [syn: {quest}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bay, AR (city, FIPS 4180) Location: 35.74003 N, 90.55919 W Population (1990): 1660 (631 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72411 Bay, MO Zip code(s): 65041 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: bay(As in an aeroplane "cargo bay") A space in a cabinet into which a device of a certain size can be physically mounted and connected to power and data. Common examples are a "drive bay" into which a {disk drive} (usually either 3.5 inch or 5.25 inch) can be inserted or the space in a {docking station} where you insert a {notebook computer} or {laptop computer} to work in desktop mode or to charge their batteries, print, or connect to the office network, etc (1999-01-11) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Bay denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan (Josh. 15:5; 18:19), also the southern extremity of the same sea (15:2). The same Hebrew word is rendered tongue" in Isa. 11:15, where it is used with reference to the forked mouths of the Nile. Bay in Zech. 6:3, 7 denotes the colour of horses, but the original Hebrew means strong, and is here used rather to describe the horses as fleet or spirited.
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