Helen Fenton

Barleycorn: Definition and part of speech

by

Barleycorn

  1. n. Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
  2. n. A grain or “corn” of barley.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barm: Definition and part of speech

by

Barm

  1. n. The lap or bosom.
  2. n. Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barmecide: Definition and part of speech

by

Barmecide

  1. n. One who proffers some illusory advantage or benefit. Also used as an adj.: Barmecidal.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barn: Definition and part of speech

by

Barn

  1. n. A child. [Obs.] See Bairn.
  2. n. A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables.
  3. v. t. To lay up in a barn.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.