Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bay"
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 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) 1.7 (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}]
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