Helen Fenton

Bark: Definition and part of speech

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Bark

  1. n. Alt. of Barque
  2. v. t. To strip the bark from; to peel.
  3. v. t. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one’s heel.
  4. v. t. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3.
  5. v. t. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
  6. v. i. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; — said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
  7. v. i. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
  8. n. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.

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.

Barque: Definition and part of speech

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Barque

  1. n. A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
  2. n. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.

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.

Bark beetle: Definition and part of speech

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Bark beetle

  1. A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidae), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage.

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.

Barkentine: Definition and part of speech

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Barkentine

  1. n. A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append.

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.