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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 — ► 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
