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noun

Bay n.

A berry, particularly of the laurel. (Obs.)

The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel. "The patriot's honors and the poet's bays."

A tract covered with bay trees. (Local, U. S.)

Bay leaf, the leaf of the bay tree (Laurus nobilis). It has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste, and is used for flavoring in food.

Bay leaf n. See under 3d Bay.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bay leaf" Quotes from Famous Books

... the pucker that shows the intense strain it requires to be at ease in Bohemia. Pat must come each sally, mot, and epigram. Every second of deliberation upon a reply costs you a bay leaf. Fine as a hair, a line began to curve from her nostrils to her mouth. To hold her own not a chance must be missed. A sentence addressed to her must be as a piccolo, each word of it a stop, which she must be prepared ...

— The Trimmed Lamp and Others • O Henry

... 1 leek, 1 onion, 1-1/2 oz. butter, 1 teaspoonful celery seed, 2 lumps sugar, 1 bay leaf, 1 pint Plasmon white stock, 1 oz. flour, 1 gill milk, salt and pepper. Shred vegetables into thin strips. Melt butter, and add Plasmon stock while boiling. Cook till vegetables tender. Blend flour and milk smoothly, ...

— Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) - Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. • Mrs. Mill