Definition of bailey
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1 : the outer wall of a castle or any of several walls surrounding the keep
2 : a courtyard within the external wall or between two outer walls of a castle
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Schumer dreamed up the Baileys during his first campaign for the Senate, in 1998.
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Origin and Etymology of bailey
Middle English bailli, palisade, bailey, from Anglo-French baille, balie
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Liberty Hyde 1858–1954 American botanist
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Nathan or Nathaniel died 1742 English lexicographer
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Pearl Mae 1918–1990 American singer
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