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mews - What does it mean?

Definition of 'mews'

English

(wikipedia)

Etymology 1

From Mewes , the name of the royal stables at .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (British) An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.
  • * 1922, , Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 106
  • It was healthy and magnificient because one room, above a mews , somewhere near the river, contained fifty excited, talkative, friendly people.
  • (falconry) A place where birds of prey are housed.
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    Etymology 2

    Plural noun, see mew .

    Noun

    (head)
  • Etymology 3

    See (mew).

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mew)
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