It's 'bail' or 'bailey' - an anglo-saxon word meaning fortification, adopted by the Irish as 'Baile'. From Wordnik.com. [Cherie Plumbs the Depths] Reference
"We are also looking at the bailey which is the area within the castle walls," said Michael. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
This wromgful conviction took place at the old bailey which is one of the oldest seats of judgement in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
He gazed around the frantic activity in the bailey. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Dollmaker elinor peace bailey (sic) www. epbdolls.net. From Wordnik.com. [Quantum Quilting: Gramma's Craft Goes Galactic] Reference
He passed beneath the portcullis into the outer bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond World's End]
For Jaric, Morbrith bailey danced to a bloody flare of light. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowfane]
Director of Product Management ooma, Inc reply barbara s bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Ooma Launches Free Consumer Phone Service] Reference
The tower hadn't seemed quite so tall from the outer bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Castle Of Deception]
From the rampart a curving ramp led down toward the outer bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Triumphant]
Within the four towers was an inner bailey that held the small garden. From Wordnik.com. [This Scepter'd Isle]
Description of a Bum-bailey, and his merciless setting cur, or follower. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference
Now go gather your things with all speed and meet me down in the bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
From the shadows to his left down the wall a man darted across the bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Invincible]
He went through the gate at the same slow walk and crossed the inner bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Invincible]
It was almost midnight by the time they were admitted into Montabard's bailey. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Talbor ran straight to the open gate into the inner bailey and passed through. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Invincible]
Whether their stockade continues round the rear of the bailey I could not see. From Wordnik.com. [The Virgin In The Ice]
They had reached one of the towers with steep stairs winding down to the outer bailey. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
This is the EPA's bailey wick and we will work with the Environmental Protection Agency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Energy Secretary Bill Richardson Comments on Los Alamos Nuclear Secrets, Midwest Gas Prices Following Senate Hearing - June 21, 2000] Reference
She was walking through the bailey of a great palace and a fine mist covered the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Gentle Warrior]
In fact, we crossed over many bailey bridges that, as I said, these were temporary bridges. From Wordnik.com. [No Longer Enemies, Not Yet Friends: An American Soldier Returns to Vietnam] Reference
As soon as the wagon went by, Beata followed it through the tall gates and into the bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Soul of the Fire]
The Storm-warden shrugged his creased robe a little straighter and stepped into the bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowfane]
She quickly set about making her mark on both the inside of the castle and the inner bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Gentle Warrior]
Rushing into the bailey he saw the men-at-arms milling about confusedly, while women screeched. From Wordnik.com. [The Hour of the Dragon]
The heavy iron-strapped gates letting into the inner bailey stood open, and apparently unguarded. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Invincible]
The entire bailey resembled a bustling market place as the occupants of the castle prepared for war. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Only now, he's had to tell an old bailey court the underhand practices he employed to get his stories. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2006] Reference
Most of them missed, and Kharl could see several skitter off the paving stones short of the bailey gate. From Wordnik.com. [Ordermaster]
OPPMANN: After losing a job driving trucks, bailey came with his wife and two sons to find work in Seattle. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2009] Reference
Primmie clopped decorously into the bailey of Castle Redfern and was immediately surrounded by a noisy mob. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
Four small towers rose perfectly from the corners of a huge square bailey, and these towers varied in height. From Wordnik.com. [Virginity] Reference
The bailey was not very large, but the wide clearance of cover all round the castle walls compensated for that. From Wordnik.com. [Brother Cadfael's Penance]
He led the way along the curtain wall parapet to the rickety wooden stairs that gave access to the crowded bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
By the time they neared the bailey gate, Kharl was breathing hard, and every breath was agony against his bruised ribs. From Wordnik.com. [Ordermaster]
Whether it was from the mist or from some darker intention, the ground seemed to appear in front of us as we crossed toward the bailey. From Wordnik.com. [Virginity] Reference
She allowed them to carry him across the ward to the soldier's fire in the bailey and to become part of the ring of men standing around it. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
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