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BarbaraPA Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

mews

Hi Nona or Mr. P or any of our other British friends,

I'm reading a book set in London, and it uses the word "mews" a lot. "As the street continued, the houses turned to mews," and other similar uses. I can't picture what this means at all. Can you help me please?
  

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Hi Grammar Geek, 'Mews' refers to a row of houses that have been converted from stables or built to look like former stables. Mews also means a group of stables. Englishuser

— Englishuser

  • Hi Grammar Geek, 'Mews' refers to a row of houses that have been converted from stables or built to look like former stables.
  • Mews also means a group of stables.
  • Englishuser
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Hi Grammar Geek,

'Mews' refers to a row of houses that have been converted from stables or built to look like former stables. Mews also means a group of stables.

Englishuser
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Is it considered "fashionable" to live in the houses that were former stables? If you live in a mews, is that considered "posh"?
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The original meaning of mews is city/town buildings used for stabling/carriage/harness stores/horse feed stores/grooms living quarters etc. Most are now offices or accommodation.It is extremely fashionable to live in converted agricultural/industrial etc buildings. They are related more to carriage horses rather than riding horses so they are very spacious.

Oh yes, these days mews can be
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Thank you EU and Nona, that helps me a LOT. I just couldn't get a picture in my head at all.
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