資料來源 : pyDict
城壁;城堡外庭
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.]
2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or
fortress. [Obs.]
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Bailey
n 1: United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: {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: {Nathan Bailey}, {Nathaniel
Bailey}]
3: the outer courtyard of a castle
4: the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard
of a castle