1. (noun) United States singer (1918-1990)

• pearl bailey
• pearl mae bailey

2. (noun) English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)

• nathan bailey
• nathaniel bailey

1. (noun) the outer courtyard of a castle

• court
• courtyard

2. (noun) the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle

• bulwark
• rampart
• wall