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mews — [myo͞oz] pl.n. 〚after the Mews, the royal stables in London, built on the site where royal hawks were mewed: see MEW1〛 [usually with sing. v.] Chiefly Brit. a) stables or carriage houses, now often converted into dwellings, grouped around a court … Universalium
mews — meaning ‘a set of buildings around an open yard’, is usually called a mews and is treated as a singular noun. (The word is originally the plural of mew meaning ‘a cage for hawks’.) It is often used attributively (before a noun) to describe a… … Modern English usage
Mews — Mews, n. sing. & pl. [Prop. pl. of mew. See {Mew} a cage.] An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] Mr. Turveydrop s great room . . . was built out into a mews at the back. Dickens. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mews — [ mjuz ] (plural mews) noun count MAINLY BRITISH a small street with houses, especially one where there used to be STABLES (=buildings for horses) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mews — (n.) stables grouped around an open yard, 1630s, from Mewes, name of the royal stables at Charing Cross, built 1534 on the site of the former royal mews (attested from late 14c.), where the king s hawks were kept (see MEW (Cf. mew) (n.2)).… … Etymology dictionary
mews — ► NOUN (pl. same) Brit. ▪ a row of houses or flats converted from stables in a small street or square. ORIGIN from MEW(Cf. ↑mew): first referring to the royal stables on the site of the hawk mews at Charing Cross, London … English terms dictionary
mews — [myo͞oz] pl.n. [after the Mews, the royal stables in London, built on the site where royal hawks were mewed: see MEW1] [usually with sing. v.] Chiefly Brit. a) stables or carriage houses, now often converted into dwellings, grouped around a court … English World dictionary
mews — [mju:z] n [plural] BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: mew place where hawks are kept (14 20 centuries), from French mue, from muer to have the feathers fall out ] a small street or area surrounded by buildings in a city, where horses used to be kept,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mews — For other uses, see Mew (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Muse. Dunworth Mews, a street of mews houses in Notting Hill, London Mews is a primarily British term formerly describing a row of stables, usually with carriage houses below and… … Wikipedia
mews — [[t]mju͟ːz[/t]] N COUNT: oft in names (mews is both the singular and the plural form.) A mews is a street or small area surrounded by houses that were originally built as stables. [BRIT] The house is in a secluded mews. ...her London mews house … English dictionary
mews — UK [mjuːz] / US [mjuz] noun [countable] Word forms mews : singular mews plural mews British a small street with houses, especially one where there used to be stables (= buildings for horses) … English dictionary
