tye
- noun
- /taɪ/
- Archaic
:
prado
- Cows grazed peacefully on the tye at the edge of the village.
Examples
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The village gathered on the tye for the annual fair.
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The village held its annual fair on the tye every spring.
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Children gathered on the old tye to fly kites during the summer festival.
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Many children played on the tye during the summer.
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The children played ball games on the village green, enjoying the sunlit tye.
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Every summer, residents gather for a picnic in the local tye to celebrate the harvest.
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The charming tye in the center of the village was surrounded by picturesque cottages.
Synonyms
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3.2
An open grassy area near houses where people meet or play
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2.2
A grassy common area in a village used for play and events
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Etymology
The word tye comes from an old English word for a small shared grassy area or village 'green'. So a tye is a little common where people met and animals grazed, which is why the word means a village green today.