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Meaning of bailey

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Bailey
      n 1: United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: {Bailey}, {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: {Bailey}, {Nathan Bailey},
         {Nathaniel Bailey}]
      3: the outer courtyard of a castle
      4: the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard
         of a castle

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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