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Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the
color of horses. |
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An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the
same general character. |
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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. |
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A recess or indentation shaped like a bay. |
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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. |
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A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the
stalks. |
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A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay. |
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A berry, particularly of the laurel. |
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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. |
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A tract covered with bay trees. |
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To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game. |
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To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or
drive to bay; as, to bay the bear. |
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Deep-toned, prolonged barking. |
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A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a
difficulty, when escape has become impossible. |
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To bathe. |
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A bank or dam to keep back water. |
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To dam, as water; -- with up or back. |
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