Mews

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • The royal stables in London, so called because built where the mews of the king's hawks were situated; hence, a place where carriage-horses are kept in large towns.
  • [Used as a singular.] An alley or court in which stables or mews are situated: as, he lives up a mews.
  • noun. A dialectal form of moss.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Plural form of mew.
  • verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mew.
  • noun. An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.
  • noun. A place where birds of prey are housed.
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  • noun. street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
  • Word Usage
    "I am living over a mews -- over a _mews_ with twelve pounds and a few shillings, and then _nothing_ -- nothing at all. ""
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