The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
embay (third-person singular simple present embays, present participle embaying, simple past and past participle embayed)
(transitive, obsolete) To bathe; to steep.
embay (third-person singular simple present embays, present participle embaying, simple past and past participle embayed)
(transitive) To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay.
• Mabey, abyme, beamy, maybe
Source: Wiktionary
Em*bay", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- + bay to bathe.]
Definition: To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing. [Obs.] Spenser.
Em*bay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embaying.] Etym: [Pref. em- + 1st bay.]
Definition: To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay. If that the Turkish fleet Be not ensheltered and embayed, they are drowned. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.