14 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) 2.0 [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 a 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 (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
bay
<hardware> (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.
From eng-fra [engfra]:
bay
[bei]
aboyer
baie