bay

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
noun the sound of a hound on the scent
noun small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

From French baie, from Late Latin baia, probably ultimately from Iberian or Basque badia. Partly displaced native Old English byht, whence bight.

Kim replied therefore: “Bay mare. — Kim, Rudyard Kipling
Land bought for Massachusetts Bay colony. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster
Describe her exit from the bay. — The Literary World Seventh Reader, Unknown

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