Definitions
a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)
Word origin
From Middle English bevey, of uncertain origin, possibly Anglo-Norman.
Used in a sentence
“The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash.”
“The same messenger who summoned the whole bevy of renegades, Dover, Peterborough, Murray, Sunderland, and Mulgrave, could just as easily have summoned Clarendon.”
“The two elder of the brothers were plainly not intending to linger more than a moment, but the spectacle of a bevy of girls dancing without male partners seemed to amuse the third, and make him in no hurry to move on.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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