mews

/ mjuːz /

noun

1. a yard or street lined by buildings originally used as stables but now often converted into dwellings
2. the buildings around a mews
3. informal.
   an individual residence in a mews

Word History and Origins

Origin of mews¹

C14: pl of mew ³, originally referring to royal stables built on the site of hawks' mews at Charing Cross in London

Example Sentences

Performances in theater productions including Greenwich Mews Theatre’s “Decision,” Broadway’s “Mrs. Patterson” and “Finian’s Rainbow’ at the City Center Theatre paved the way for Carter’s medium- and genre-spanning career.

From Los Angeles Times

We went to the Royal Mews, at Buckingham Palace, to look at the real one and took photos of it, like any other tourists, then tried to do our own as authentically as we could.

From New York Times

The inspection of Scholars Mews, which provides residential and dementia care services, took place when 43 residents were living at the site.

From BBC

The CQC said Scholars Mews had taken some immediate actions in response to its findings.

From BBC

In August, Bowles, from Welwyn Mews in Cheltenham, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assaulting a second person, causing actual bodily harm.

From BBC