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Bevy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bevy? [n] a flock of quail [n] a group of girls or young women Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bevy: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bevy: a mass of \| a world of \| age group \| army \| assembly \| band \| battalion \| body \| brigade \| bunch \| cabal \| cast \| charm \| clique \| cloud \| cluster \| clutter \| cohort \| company \| complement \| contingent \| corps \| coterie \| covey \| crew \| crowd \| detachment \| detail \| division \| faction \| fleet \| flight \| flock \| flocks \| gaggle \| gang \| group \| grouping \| groupment \| hail \| hive \| host \| in-group \| jam \| junta \| large amount \| legion \| lots \| many \| masses of \| mob \| movement \| muchness \| multitude \| murmuration \| nest \| numbers \| outfit \| out-group \| pack \| party \| peer group \| phalanx \| plague \| platoon \| plurality \| posse \| quantities \| quite a few \| regiment \| rout \| ruck \| salon \| scores \| set \| shoal \| skein \| spring \| squad \| stable \| string \| swarm \| team \| throng \| tidy sum \| tribe \| troop \| troupe \| watch \| wing \| worlds of See Also \| assemblage \| flock \| gathering \| quail Bevy In Webster's Dictionary \Bev"y\, n.; pl. {Bevies}. [Perhaps orig. a drinking company, fr. OF. bev['e]e (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See {Beverage}.] 1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies. What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! --Beau. & Fl. 2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.

Bevy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bevy?

[n] a flock of quail
[n] a group of girls or young women

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bevy:

See Also | assemblage | flock | gathering | quail

Bevy In Webster's Dictionary

\Bev"y\, n.; pl. {Bevies}. [Perhaps orig. a drinking
company, fr. OF. bev['e]e (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage;
then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last
applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See {Beverage}.]
1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons,
   especially of ladies.

         What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! --Beau.
                                               & Fl.

2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd
   of roes.

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