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Bays

//beɪz// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    plural of Bay form-of, plural
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of bay form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Baize. obsolete, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of bay form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

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Etymology 3

From French baies, feminine plural form of bai (“reddish-brown”).

Etymology 4

From Bay + -s. * (surname "Bays"): Patronymic from Bay.

Etymology 5

From Bay + -s. * (surname "Bays"): Patronymic from Bay.

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