causey

[ kaw-zee ]

noun

, plural cau·seys.

1. British Dialect. a causeway.
2. Archaic. an ancient Roman highway.

causey

/ ˈkɔːzɪ /

noun

1. See causeway
   an archaic or dialect word for causeway
2. a cobbled street
3. a cobblestone

Word History and Origins

Origin of causey¹

1125–75; Middle English cauce < Anglo-French < Old North French caucie, variant of cauciee < Late Latin ( via ) calciāta (road) paved with limestone, equivalent to Latin calci- (stem of calx ) limestone + -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Two of them, Ebbers and Causey, had undergone congressional panel investigations beforehand.

From The Daily Beast

“Causey” is still used dialectically in England for a paved or cobbled footpath.

From Project Gutenberg

And again, ‘Encourage your husband and tell him that truth will yet keep the crown of the causey in Scotland.’

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At low water, there is a broken causey to go over, or els over the shalow streamelet of Barrey-brook on the sands.

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It was a narrow, two-storied house, with but the causey (pavement) between it and the street.

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The boat proved a great comfort when it came, which was not till more than a month after their settlement on Causey Island.

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