Helen Fenton

Barberry: Definition and part of speech

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Barberry

  1. n. A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. 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.

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.

Bar: Definition and part of speech

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Bar

  1. n. A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.
  2. n. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.
  3. n. An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap.
  4. n. Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.
  5. n. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.
  6. n. 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.
  7. n. 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.
  8. n. The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence.
  9. n. The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession.
  10. n. A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff’s action.
  11. 1n. 1 A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.
  12. 1n. 1 A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.

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.

Barb: Definition and part of speech

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Barb

  1. n. A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
  2. n. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
  3. n. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.
  4. n. 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.
  5. n. 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.
  6. n. A bit for a horse.
  7. n. One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather.
  8. n. A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; — also improperly called whiting.

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.

Barbed: Definition and part of speech

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Barbed

  1. imp. & p. p. of Barb
  2. a. Accoutered with defensive armor; — said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.)

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.

Barbacan: Definition and part of speech

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Barbacan

  1. n. See Barbican.
  2. n. 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.

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.