- shay
- noun Etymology: back-formation from chaise, taken as plural Date: 1717 chiefly dialect chaise 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Shay — may refer to:People named:* Shay Haley, better known as Shay, a member of funk rock band N*E*R*D * Dorothy Shay, was a popular comedic recording artist * Ephraim Shay, designed the first Shay locomotive and patented the type * Gene Shay, a… … Wikipedia
Shay — bezeichnet eine Bauart von Dampflokomotiven Shay ist der Familienname von Jonathan Shay (* 1942), US amerikanischer Psychologe und Sachbuch Autor Ryan Shay (1979–2007), US amerikanischer Leichtathlet Siehe auch: Shaye Shea … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shay — Shay, n. A chaise. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shay — /shay/, n. Chiefly Dial. a chaise. [1710 20; resp. and back formation from CHAISE (taken as pl.)] * * * … Universalium
shay — 1717, back formation from CHAISE (Cf. chaise) (q.v.) mistaken as a plural … Etymology dictionary
shay — [shā] n. [back form. < CHAISE, assumed as pl.] Dial. a light carriage; chaise … English World dictionary
shay — jack·shay; shay; sa·shay; … English syllables
Shay — This interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and may be either a topographical or a locational surname. As a topographical name, Shaw was used for someone who lived by a copse, wood, or thicket, derived from the Old English pre 7th Century… … Surnames reference
SHAY — À l’époque du Mandat britannique sur la Palestine le SHA Y (Sherut ha Yediot ha Artzit ou service d’information national, parfois orthographié SHAI) était un service de renseignements et de contre espionnage de la Haganah, embryon du futur Mossad … Wikipédia en Français
shay — /ʃeɪ/ (say shay) noun Colloquial → chaise. {backformation from chaise, taken as plural} …
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