bevy
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bevy¹
- /ˈbɛvi/
Sounds like bevvy · Rhymes with -ɛvi
Where it comes from
From Middle English bevey, of uncertain origin, possibly Anglo-Norman.
noun bevies
- A group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game. The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash.
- A group, especially a large group, and especially a group of attractive girls or women. In the midſt of all this buſtle, I was ſtruck with the appearance of a large bevy of beauties and women of the firſt fashion, who with all the perfect confidence of good breeding, inſhrined themſelves in the ſeveral temples dedicated to the Cyprian Venus[.]
bevy²
- /ˈbɛvi/
Sounds like bevvy · Rhymes with -ɛvi
Where it comes from
See bevvy.
noun bevies
- Alternative form of bevvy
Translations
Talk about this word "bevy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bevy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bevy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bevy "bevy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bevy.Cite this
@misc{bevy_2026,
title = {bevy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bevy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
