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4. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.
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5. Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.
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6. (Law) (a) The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court. (b) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence. (c) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession. (d) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action.
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7. Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God.
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8. A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept.
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9. (Her.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.
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10. A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color.
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11. (Mus.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures.
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☞ A double bar marks the end of a strain or main division of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e., for such length of music, or of silence, as is included between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight bars; two bars' rest.
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12. (Far.) pl. (a) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed. (b) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole.
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13. (Mining) (a) A drilling or tamping rod. (b) A vein or dike crossing a lode.
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14. (Arch.) (a) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town. (b) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.
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Coloq. Bar shoe (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury. -- Coloq. Bar shot , a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat. -- Coloq. Bar sinister (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See . -- Coloq. Bar tracery (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required. -- Coloq. Blank bar (Law). See . -- Coloq. Case at bar (Law), a case presently before the court; a case under argument. -- Coloq. In bar of , as a sufficient reason against; to prevent. -- Coloq. Matter in bar , or Coloq. Defence in bar , any matter which is a final defense in an action. -- Coloq. Plea in bar , a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely. -- Coloq. Trial at bar (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum representing the full court.
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Bar (bär), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barred (bärd); p. pr. & vb. n. Barring.] [ F. barrer. See , n.] 1. To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
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2. To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.
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He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened to bar it in its dungeon. Hawthorne.
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3. To except; to exclude by exception.
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Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me
By what we do to-night. Shak.
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4. To cross with one or more stripes or lines.
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For the sake of distinguishing the feet more clearly, I have barred them singly. Burney.
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Baraca (?), n. An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men; -- so named in allusion to the Hebrew word Berachah (Meaning blessing) occurring in 2 Chron. xx. 26 and 1 Chron. xii.
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Barad (?), n. [Gr. � weight.] (Physics) The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter; -- used as a unit of pressure.
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{ Baræsthesiometer, Baresthesiometer (?) }, n. [Gr. � weight + æsthesiometer.] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Baræsthesiometric, Baresthesiometric (#), a.
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Barathea (?), n. A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern.
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Barb (bärb), n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See , n.] 1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
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The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth. Walton.
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2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]
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3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.]
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4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. “Having two barbs or points.” Ascham.
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5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] Spenser.
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6. (Zoöl.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See .
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7. (Zoöl.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting.
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8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
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baranduki n. The terrestrial Siberian squirrel (Eutamius sibiricus).
Syn. -- baronduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus.
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baragnosis n. (Med.) the inability to estimate the weight of an object.
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Barb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbed (bärbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbing.] 1. To shave or dress the beard of. [Obs.]
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2. To clip; to mow. [Obs.] Marston.
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3. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
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But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire. Milton.
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Barb, n. [F. barbe, fr. Barbarie.] 1. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
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2. (Zoöl.) A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
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Barb, n. [Corrupted fr. bard.] Armor for a horse. Same as 2d , n., 1.
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Barbacan (�), n. See .
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Barbacanage (�), n. See .
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Barbadian (�), a. Of or pertaining to Barbados. -- n. A native of Barbados.
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{ Barbados or Barbadoes } (�), n. A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc.
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Coloq. Barbados cherry (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry. -- Coloq. Barbados leg (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. -- Coloq. Barbados nuts , the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See .
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Barbara (�), n. [Coined by logicians.] (Logic) The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives. Whately.
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Barbarea n. a genus of biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress.
Syn. -- genus Barbarea..
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Barbaresque (�), a. Barbaric in form or style; as, barbaresque architecture. De Quincey.
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Barbarian (�), n. [See .]
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1. A foreigner. [Historical]
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Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. 1 Cor. xiv. 11.
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2. A man in a rude, savage, or uncivilized state.
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3. A person destitute of culture. M. Arnold.
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4. A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity. “Thou fell barbarian.” Philips.
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Barbarian, a. Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations.
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Barbaric (bärbărĭk), a. [L. barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Gr. barbarikos.] 1. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east. “Barbaric pearl and gold.” Milton.
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2. Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement. “Wild, barbaric music.” Sir W. Scott.
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barbarisation n. the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized.
Syn. -- barbarization.
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barbarise same as .
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Barbarism (bärbȧrĭz'm), n. [L. barbarismus, Gr. barbarismos; cf. F. barbarisme.] 1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. Prescott.
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2. A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage.
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A heinous barbarism . . . against the honor of marriage. Milton.
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3. An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See .
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The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of barbarism. G. Campbell.
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Barbarity (�), n.; pl. Barbarities (�). [From .] 1. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
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2. Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.
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Treating Christians with a barbarity which would have shocked the very Moslem. Macaulay.
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3. A barbarous or cruel act.
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4. Barbarism; impurity of speech. [Obs.] Swift.
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barbarization n. 1. the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized.
Syn. -- barbarisation.
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Barbarize (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Barbarized (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbarizing (�).]
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1. To become barbarous.
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The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the time of Trajan. De Quincey.
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2. To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech.
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The ill habit . . . of wretched barbarizing against the Latin and Greek idiom, with their untutored Anglicisms. Milton.
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Barbarize (�), v. t. [Cf. F. barbariser, LL. barbarizare.] To make barbarous.
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The hideous changes which have barbarized France. Burke.
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Barbarous (�), a. [L. barbarus, Gr. barbaros, strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf. , a.] 1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country.
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2. Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste. [Obs.]
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Barbarous gold. Dryden.
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3. Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless.
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By their barbarous usage he died within a few days, to the grief of all that knew him. Clarendon.
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4. Contrary to the pure idioms of a language.
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A barbarous expression G. Campbell.
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Syn. -- Uncivilized; unlettered; uncultivated; untutored; ignorant; merciless; brutal. See .
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Barbarously, adv. In a barbarous manner.
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Barbarousness, n. The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.
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Barbary (�), n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon.
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Coloq. Barbary ape (Zoöl.), an ape (Macacus innuus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
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barbasco n. a West Indian shrub or small tree (Jacquinia keyensis) having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
Syn. -- joewood.
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Barbastel (�), n. [F. barbastelle.] (Zoöl.) A European bat (Barbastellus communis), with hairy lips.
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Barbate (�), a. [L. barbatus, fr. barba beard. See beard.] (Bot.) Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs. Gray.
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Barbated (�), a. Having barbed points.
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A dart uncommonly barbated. T. Warton.
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Barbecue (bäb�kū), n. [In the language of the (Arawak or Taino) Indians of Guiana, barbacoa a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smoke-dried.] 1. a framework of metal or brick, usually with a grill on top, in which a fire is lighted and on which food is cooked, usually outdoors; -- also called a barbecue grill.
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2. A social entertainment, where people assemble, usually in the open air, at which a meal is prepared on a barbecue grill.
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3. A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried.
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4. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
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Barbecue (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbecued (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbecuing.] 1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.
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They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game and fish in the smoke. Stedman.
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2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.
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Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. Pope.
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barbecued adj. Cooked on a barbecue.
Syn. -- grilled.
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barbecuing n. Roasting a large piece of meat on a grill or a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire.
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Barbed (bärbd or bärbĕd), a. [See 4th .] Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See (which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh.
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Barbed, a. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.
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Coloq. Barbed wire , a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences.
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Barbel (bärbĕl), n.[OF. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st .]
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1. (Zoöl.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fishes.
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2. (Zoöl.) A large fresh-water fish (Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.
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3. pl. Barbs or paps under the tongues of horses and cattle. See 1st , 3.
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barbell (bärbĕl), n. A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; -- it is used for weightlifting exercises.
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Barbellate (bärbĕll�t), a. [See 1st .] (Bot.) Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point. Gray.
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Barbellulate (bärbĕll�l�t), a. (Bot.) Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs.
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Barber (bärbẽr), n. [OE. barbour, OF. barbeor, F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba beard. See 1st .] One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons.
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Coloq. Barber's itch . See under .
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☞ Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery, such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such terms as barber surgeon (old form Coloq. barber chirurgeon ), Coloq. barber surgery , etc.
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Barber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbered (bärbẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbering.] To shave and dress the beard or hair of. Shak.
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Barber, n. (Meteor.) A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so named from the cutting ice spicules. [Canada]
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Barber fish. (Zoöl.) See .
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Barbermonger (�), n. A fop. [Obs.]
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barber pole, barbers pole n. a pole with red and white spiral stripes; -- usually found outside a barbershop. It is often electrically powered, so as to be turning when the barbershop is open for business and stationary when the shop is closed. It symbolizes the practise of surgery, some aspects of which which used to be performed by barbers.
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Barberry (�), n. [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.] (Bot.) A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. Berberis vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root. [Also spelt berberry.]
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barbershop n. a shop where a barber works, especially one where men can get their hair cut.
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Barbet (�), n. [F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See beard.] (Zoöl.) (a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. (b) A bird of the family Bucconidæ, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa. (c) A larva that feeds on aphids.
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Barbette (�), n. [F. Cf. .] (Fort.) A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
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Coloq. En barbette , Coloq. In barbette , said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through embrasures. -- Coloq. Barbette gun , or Coloq. Barbette battery , a single gun, or a number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially protected by a parapet or turret. -- Coloq. Barbette carriage , a gun carriage which elevates guns sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of .]
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{ Barbican (�), Barbacan } (�), n. [OE. barbican, barbecan, F. barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.] 1. (Fort.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own.
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2. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.
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{ Barbicanage (�), Barbacanage } (�), n. [LL. barbicanagium. See .] Money paid for the support of a barbican. [Obs.] Bouvier.
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Barbicel (�), n. [NL. barbicella, dim. of L. barba. See 1st .] (Zoöl.) One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.
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Barbiers (�), n. (Med.) A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in a chronic form.
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Barbigerous (�), a. [L. barba a beard + -gerous.] Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
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Barbiton (�), n. [L., fr. Gr. barbiton.] (Mus.) An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.
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Barbituric acid (�). (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, CH2(CO.NH)2.CO, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea.
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