causey (plural causeys)
(obsolete) An embankment holding in water; a dam. [14th-18th c.]
(now dialectal) A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc.
(now dialectal) A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones.
• Ayscue, Cayuse, cayuse
Causey
A surname.
• Ayscue, Cayuse, cayuse
Source: Wiktionary
Cause"way, Cau"sey, n. Etym: [OE. cauci, cauchie, OF. cauchie, F. chaussée, from LL. (via) calciata, fr calciare to make a road, either fr. L. calx lime, hence, to pave with limestone (cf. E. chalk), or from L. calceus shoe, from calx heel, hence, to shoe, pave, or wear by treading.]
Definition: A way or road rasid above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground. But that broad causeway will direct your way. Dryden. The other way Satan went down The causey to Hell-gate. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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