BAILEYS

Etymology

Brand name, originally adopted from the name of a restaurant.

Proper noun

Baileys

A brand of Irish cream liqueur.

(by extension) Any Irish cream.

Anagrams

• Baisley

Noun

baileys

plural of bailey

Anagrams

• Baisley

Source: Wiktionary


BAILEY

Bai"ley, n. Etym: [The same word as bail line of palisades; cf. LL. ballium bailey, OF. bail, baille, a palisade, baillier to inclose, shut.]

1. The outer wall of a feudal castle. [Obs.]

2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. [Obs.]

3. A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester. [Eng.] Oxf. Gloss.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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