Bailey

Definitions: Bailey

Bailey

Noun

1. American singer (1918-1990).

2. English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742).

3. The outer courtyard of a castle.

4. The outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle.

"Bailey" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a bailiff".

Date "Bailey" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Etymology: Bailey \Bai"ley\, noun. [The same word as bail line of palisades; compare to late Latin ballium bailey, Old French bail, baille, palisade, baillier to inclose, shut.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Bailey The space enclosed within the external walls of a castle, not including the "Keep." The entrance was over a drawbridge, and through the embattled gate (Middle-age Latin balium or ballium, a corruption of vallum, a rampart). When there were two courts to a castle, they were distinguished as the outer and inner bailey (rampart). Subsequently the word included the court and all its buildings; and when the court was abolished, the term was attached to the castle, as the Old Bailey (London) and the Bailey (Oxford). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A bailey is the outer wall of a castle, or the area within these walls. See bailey (architecture).

Bailey is also the name of some places in the United States of America:

Bailey, Colorado
Bailey, Mississippi
Bailey, North Carolina
Bailey, Texas
Bailey County, Texas

There are also:

Bailey Island, Maine
Bailey Lakes, Ohio
Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia

Synonyms: Bailey

Synonyms: Nathan Bailey (n), Nathaniel Bailey (n), Pearl Bailey (n), Pearl Mae Bailey (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Bailey

English words defined with "Bailey": Bailey bridge, Ballium ♦ Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey ♦ Old Bailey ♦ Pearl Bailey, Pearl Mae Bailey. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Bailey": 04003 ♦ 27807 ♦ 39320 ♦ 40906, 49303 ♦ 80421 ♦ F-code ♦ Lollards ♦ Mise-money ♦ National Exhibition, Nottingham ♦ paraML ♦ Rope-walk ♦ Spasmodic School. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Now look Lina, you shouldn't believe all that banana oil Dora Bailey and the columnists dish out. Now try to get this straight: there is nothing between us. There has never been anything between us. Just air. (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green) Your brother, Harry Bailey, broke through the ice and died at the age of nine. (It's a Wonderful Life; writing credit: Philip Van Doren Stern; Frances Goodrich) Paul Bailey. (Will & Grace; writing credit: Evan Weinstein) You see, I have a story too, Mr. Bailey. I had a friend once. (Once Upon a Time in America; writing credit: Harry Grey; Leonardo Benvenuti) I think you can rest easy, Bailey. (Profiler; writing credit: Katerina Marinaki)
Clever	America -- half-brother to the world. (references; author: Bailey) Any heart turned Godward, feels more joy in one short hour of prayer, than e'er was raised by all the feasts on earth since its foundations. (references; author: Bailey)
Movie/TV Titles	The Pearl Bailey Show (1971) Beetle Bailey and His Friends (1963) Montaza viseceg mosta Bailey preko Morace (1960) Lydia Bailey (1952) Broken Nose Bailey (1914)
Song Titles	Easy Lover (performing artist: Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins)
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Domain	Title
References	Ben Bailey PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Bailey (C.H.) PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Bailey Bymyside: Golden Lessons for Life (reference) Dragons Don't Cook Pizza (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, 24) (reference) Ghosts Don't Ride Wild Horses (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, 44) (reference) Goblins Don't Play Video Games (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, 37) (reference) Mrs. Claus Doesn't Climb Telephone Poles (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Special Edition, 3) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Covert Bailey Newsletter (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Rumpole of the Bailey - Seasons 1 & 2 (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

High Tech	Millie and Bailey Kindergarten (Jewel Case) (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Fanny Bindon Bailey Clerk in C&GS office.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Bob Bailey and Dave Sanden inspect a planted willow tree.Credit: Gary Kramer.
	Maintaining a viable farming enterprise is difficult in urban areas like Wake County can be difficult. Rick Bailey, Wake SWCD Administrator discusses soil conservation options with a local tobacco farmer.Credit: Bob Nichols.		Fish and wildlife photographer Jim Clark and his dog Bailey wait for the sunrise in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area of the Monongahelia NF, WV.Credit: USDA.
	[James E. Bailey, M.D.].Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Wilbur Bailey, M.D.] / P.Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Fabian Bachrach..
	[Jay Bailey Carter, M.D.].Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Dea Bailey Calvin].Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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	Upbeat, funky, post-disco piece very similar to Philip Bailey.
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Author	Quotation
Bailey	America -- half-brother to the world.
	Any heart turned Godward, feels more joy in one short hour of prayer, than e'er was raised by all the feasts on earth since its foundations.
Gamaliel Bailey	What men call accident is the doing of God's providence.
	The firefly only shines when on the wing; so it is with the mind; when we rest we darken.
Philip James Bailey	The worst men often give the best advice.
	Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.
	America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land.
	Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is -- it is her shadow.
Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey	I would he were better, I would he were worse.
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Title	Author	Quote
Tangled Tale	Carroll, Lewis	The sixteen who are partially right, are AGNES BAILEY, F. K., FIFEE, G. E.
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dominick Dunne	I mean, listen, everyone seems to be behind him. I mean, it was just fascinating on the outside the Old Bailey today, hundreds of people cheering him, cheering him.
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"Bailey" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 89.32% of the time. "Bailey" is used about 673 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	89.32%	601	10,651
Noun (singular)	10.68%	72	39,377
Total	100.00%	673	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "Bailey" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Bailey	First name Female	3,000	1,836
Bailey	Last name	115,000	60
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"Bailey" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a bailiff".

The following table summarizes names related to "Bailey."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Bailee	Female	English	Bailey
Bailey	Male, Female	English	N/A
Baylee	Female	English	Bailey
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Country	Name
United Kingdom	Bailey (C.H.) PLC
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1. Bailey, CO
Zip Code(s): 80421
Country: USA

2. Bailey, MI
Zip Code(s): 49303
Country: USA

3. Bailey, MS
Zip Code(s): 39320
Country: USA

4. Bailey, NC (town, FIPS 3020)
Location: 35.78010 N, 78.11291 W
Population (1990): 553 (271 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 27807
Country: USA

5. Bailey, TX (city, FIPS 5264)
Location: 33.43259 N, 96.16454 W
Population (1990): 187 (100 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Expression: Bailey

Expressions using "Bailey": bailey bridge ♦ Bailey County ♦ Bailey Island ♦ Bailey Lakes ♦ Bailey Switch ♦ Nathan Bailey ♦ Nathaniel Bailey ♦ old bailey ♦ Pearl Bailey ♦ Pearl Mae Bailey. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Bailey": Bailey-lichfield.
	Ending with "Bailey": Harvey-bailey.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Bailey

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
bailey bank biddle	923
bailey	638
bailey imogen	243
bailey barnum circus	174
beetle bailey	152
bailey irish cream	137
bailey candace	92
barnum bailey	89
bailey bank	84
bailey chase	78
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Modern Translations: Bailey

Language		Translations for "Bailey"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		Oborr I Brendshëm, Mur Rrethues. (various references)

Bulgarian		�"вор На Замък, �'ъншна Стена На Замък. (various references)

Chinese		贝里. (various references)

Danish		Bailey's infusionsnaal (Bailey infusion syringe), Bailey's flagelfarvemetode (Bailey flagellum staining), Bailey-Larzeler's dilatator (Bailey-Larzeler dilatator), Bailey-bro (Bailey bridge). (various references)

Dutch		Baileybrug (Bailey bridge), dilatator van Bailey-Larzeler (Bailey-Larzeler dilatator), cannula van Bailey (Bailey infusion syringe). (various references)

Finnish		baileysilta (Bailey bridge), Baileyn silta (Bailey bridge). (various references)

French		Mur D'enceinte. (various references)

German		behelfsbrücke (bailey bridge), Bailey-Larzeler Dilatator (Bailey-Larzeler dilatator), Bailey-Bruecke (Bailey bridge), Bailey-Behelfsbrücke (Bailey bridge), Bailey Infusionsnadel (Bailey infusion syringe), Bailey Geisselfaerbung (Bailey flagellum staining). (various references)

Greek		περιτείχισμα. (various references)

Hungarian		bailey-híd (bailey bridge). (various references)

Italian		Bastione (bastion, bulwark, rampart). (various references)

Korean		� 일리. (various references)

Pig Latin		aileybay.(various references)

Portuguese		Colherão (ladle). (various references)

Romanian		Curte Interioarã În Castele Feudale. (various references)

Russian		�"вор Замка. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		bejli. (various references)

Spanish		Muralla Exterior. (various references)

Swedish		Yttre Slottsmur. (various references)

Thai		สวนหย่อม, กำแพงเมืองชั้นนอก. (various references)

Turkish		Þatonun Dış Avlusu. (various references)

Ukranian		�"вір Замку, Стіна Замку. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Bailey

Derivations
	Words beginning with "Bailey": baileys. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Bailey" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abuleia, bacly, Badile, baele, baije, baile, bailees, Bailen, Baille, baillet, baily, Bailyn, balie, ballei, Baylen, Baylet, Bealey, beisly, Bezley, biable, biale, biley, Bilkey, Bohley, boily, Bouley, Brayley, buailey, buyldyd, Mailey, mbailem. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Bailey"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "Bailey" (pronounced bā"lē)
4	b ā" l ē	Bailie.
3	-ā" l ē	daily, gaily, ukulele.
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Anagrams: Bailey

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-l-y"
	-1 letter: belay, bialy.
	-2 letters: able, ably, abye, bail, bale, bile, blae, ilea.
	-3 letters: aby, ail, alb, ale, aye, bal, bay, bel, bey, bye, lab, lay, lea, lei, ley, lib, lie, lye, yea.
	-4 letters: ab, ae, ai, al, ay, ba, be, bi, by, el, la, li, ya, ye.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-l-y"
	+1 letter: baileys, beadily, beamily, bilayer.
	+2 letters: belaying, biacetyl, biasedly, bilayers, binately, biyearly, blearily, celibacy, deniably, diablery, enviably, feasibly, kielbasy, reliably, sizeably.
	+3 letters: abusively, beamishly, bearishly, beladying, bestially, biacetyls, bipedally, bizarrely, breathily, definably, desirably, equitably, estimably, ineffably, liberally, miserably, veritably.
	+4 letters: ablatively, abortively, abrasively, accessibly, believably, bestiality, biennially, bipedality, bisexually, blarneying, bricklayer, creditably, debonairly, despicably, dialyzable, disyllable, dyeability, equability, explicably, eyeballing, impeccably, inevitably, inexorably, inexpiably, liberality, noticeably, obeisantly, obligately, plebeianly, sewability, tenability, terminably, undeniably.
	+5 letters: abstinently, acerbically, adverbially, aerobically, aerobiology, amblygonite, amenability, appreciably, bacterially, banteringly, basipetally, bearability, beautifully, bellyaching, benignantly, bilaterally, bimillenary, bipartitely, bipinnately, bisexuality, brainlessly, bricklayers, certifiably, combatively, conceivably, deniability, disassembly, displayable, dissyllable, disyllables, educability, embracingly, erasability, feasibility, illiberally, immedicably, impregnably, inalienably, inalterably, indefinably, ineluctably, inequitably, inescapably, inestimably, inexcusably, innumerably, inseparably, insuperably, intolerably, irrecusably, irrefutably, irremovably, irreparably, irrevocably, liveability, meltability, obstinately, openability, operability, perceivably, predictably, readability, reliability, rentability, reusability, serviceably, subaerially, subliteracy, subliterary, syllabaries, syllabicate, syllabified, syllabifies, testability, trisyllable, undesirably, wearability, wettability.
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