surrey1
nounPlural surreys ˈsʌriˈsəri
(in the US) a light four-wheeled carriage with two seats facing forwards.
- Adam made sure his brother's tie was straight and his best coat was brushed, and Joe had polished up the surrey until it gleamed.
- You can walk around the downtown area to see the sights but another way of seeing the contrasts is from the seat of a horse-drawn surrey - with or without the fringe on top.
- You can rent a surrey or even a Harley Davidson, or tour the Smuggler Mine, which gave up the world's largest silver nugget - 1840 pounds - back in 1894.
- Did he take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top?
- Owing to a harsh winter and business overload in the spring, it had been close to four months since I'd been out to my country club, so you can imagine my surprise when I drove up and saw all the surreys with the fringe on top.
Origin
Late 19th century: originally denoting a Surrey cart, first made in Surrey, from which the carriage was later adapted.
Rhymes
curry, dhurrie, flurry, hurry, Murray, scurry, slurry, worry
Surrey2
proper nounˈsʌriˈsəri
A county of south-eastern England; county town, Kingston upon Thames.
surrey1
nounˈsərēˈsəri
historical A light four-wheeled carriage with two seats facing forward.
- Did he take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top?
- Adam made sure his brother's tie was straight and his best coat was brushed, and Joe had polished up the surrey until it gleamed.
- Owing to a harsh winter and business overload in the spring, it had been close to four months since I'd been out to my country club, so you can imagine my surprise when I drove up and saw all the surreys with the fringe on top.
- You can walk around the downtown area to see the sights but another way of seeing the contrasts is from the seat of a horse-drawn surrey - with or without the fringe on top.
- You can rent a surrey or even a Harley Davidson, or tour the Smuggler Mine, which gave up the world's largest silver nugget - 1840 pounds - back in 1894.
Origin
Late 19th century: originally denoting a Surrey cart, first made in Surrey, from which the carriage was later adapted.
Surrey2
proper nounˈsərēˈsəri
A county of southeastern England; county town, Kingston upon Thames.