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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bailey \Bai"ley\, n. [The same word as bail line of palisades; cf LL ballium bailey, OF bail, baille, a palisade, baillier to inclose, shut.] 1. The outer wall of a feudal castle. [Obs.] 2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. [Obs.] 3. A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names as the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester. [Eng.] --Oxf. Gloss. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bailey n 1: the outer courtyard of a castle 2: the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bailey, CO Zip code(s): 80421 Bailey, MI Zip code(s): 49303 Bailey, MS Zip code(s): 39320 Bailey, NC (town, FIPS 3020) Location: 35.78010 N, 78.11291 W Population (1990): 553 (271 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27807 Bailey, TX (city, FIPS 5264) Location: 33.43259 N, 96.16454 W Population (1990): 187 (100 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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