Associations to the word «Byway»

Wiktionary

BYWAY, noun. A road that is not frequently travelled
BYWAY, noun. (by extension) an unpopular or arcane field of study

Dictionary definition

BYWAY, noun. A side road little traveled (as in the countryside).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.