CAUSEY

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• Ayscue, Cayuse, cayuse

Etymology

Proper noun

Causey

A surname.

Anagrams

• 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



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