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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Bär'ba-ry, n. p. 108A Barbary horse; a barb. B. & Fl.Bär'bate, a. p. 108(Bot.) Bearing lines, spots, or tufts of hair; bearded. Gray.Bär'ba-ted, a. p. 108Having barbed points. “A dart uncommonly barbated.” Warton.Bärbe, n. p. 108See BARB, No. 4.Bär'be-cŭe, n. p. 108A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted whole. 2. A large social entertainment, usually in the open air, at which animals are roasted whole, and other provisions of all kinds are consumed.Bär'be-cūe, v. t. p. 108To dress and roast whole, which is done by splitting the animal to the back-bone, and roasting it on a gridiron. “Lend me, gods, a whole hog barbecued.” Pope.Bär'bel, n. p. 108A small vermiform process appended to the mouth of certain fishes, and subservient to the sense of touch. Brande. 2. (Ichth.) A large fresh-water fish (Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers.…Bär'bel-late, a. p. 108(Bot.) Having bearded or barbed bristles. Gray.Bär-bĕl'lu-late, a. p. 108(Bot.) Having small bearded bristles. Gray.Bär'ber, n. p. 108One whose occupation is to shave the beard, and to cut and dress the hair, of others.Bär'ber, v. t. p. 108To shave and dress the hair of. Shak.Bär'ber-chi-rûr'geon, n. p. 108A barber who practiced surgery; a barber-surgeon; hence, a low practitioner of surgery. Wiseman.Bär'ber-ess, n. p. 108A female barber. [Obs.]Bär'ber-mŏn'ger, n. p. 108A man who frequents the barber's shop, or prides himself in being dressed by a barber; a fop. [Obs.] Shak.Bär'ber-ry, n. p. 108(Bot.) A shrubby plant of the genus Berberis, common in hedges. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its berries are used as preserves in sugar, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and…Bär'ber-sŭr'geon, n. p. 108One who adds the business of a surgeon to that of a barber. [Formerly barber-chirurgeon.] Thackeray.Bär'bet, n. p. 108A variety of dog having long curly hair. 2. (Ornith.) A bird of the genus Bucco, characterized by a large, conical, slightly-compressed beak, which is swollen at the base, and bearded with five…Bar-bĕtte', n. p. 108(Fort.) A mound of earth on which guns are mounted to fire over the top of the parapet. ☞ Guns are in barbette when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through…Bär'bi-can, n. p. 108See BARBACAN.Bär'-bi-ton, n. p. 108(Mus.) An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre. Brande.Bär'ble, n. p. 108Same as BARBEL. See BARBEL, No. 2.Bär'būle, n. p. 108A very minute barb or beard. Booth.Bär'ca-rōlle, n. p. 108A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers. 2. A piece of instrumental music composed in imitation of such a song.Bär'con, n. p. 108A vessel for freight used in the Mediterranean.Bärd, n. p. 108A poet and a singer among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. “The last of all the bards was he.” Scott.…Bärd, n. p. 108The defensive armor of a horse.Bär-dăsh', n. p. 108A boy kept for unnatural purposes. Bardashing occurs in Hudibras.Bärd'ed, a. p. 108(Antiq.) Wearing defensive armor. “Barded horses.” Holinshed. 2. (Her.) Wearing rich caparisons. “Fifteen hundred men . . . barded and richly trapped.” Stow.Bar-dês'a-nīst, n. p. 108(Eccl. Hist.) One of a branch of the Gnostics of the second century, followers of Bardesanes of Edessa, in Mesopotamia. They held to two original self-existent beings, one good, the other evil; that…Bārd'ic, a. p. 108Pertaining to bards, or their poetry. “The bardic profession.” Warton.Bärd'ish, a. p. 108Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. “Bardish impostures.” Selden.Bärd'ism, n. p. 108The science of bards; the learning and maxims of bards. Owen.Bärd'ling, n. p. 108A little bard. [Rare.] Cunningham.Bāre, a. p. 108Without clothes or covering; naked; as, the arm is bare; the trees are bare. 2. With the head uncovered from respect. When once thy foot enters the church, be bare. Herbert. 3. Plain; simple…Bāre, n. p. 108Surface; body; substance. [Bare.] You have touched the very bare of truth. Marston.Bâre, v. t. p. 108To strip off the covering of; to make naked; as, to bare the breast.Bâre p. 108The old preterit of bear; now bore.Bāre'bōne, n. p. 108A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin. Shak.Bāre'bōned, a. p. 108So lean that the bones show their forms. Shak.Bāre'bōnes, n. p. 108A canting fanatic. [Colloq.] Wright.Bāre'faced, a. p. 108With the face uncovered; not masked. “Then you will play barefaced.” Shak. 2. Without concealment; undisguised; hence, shameless; impudent; audacious. “Barefaced treason.” J. Baillie.Bâre'faced-ly, adv. p. 108Without disguise or reserve; openly; impudently. Locke.Bāre'fāced-ness, n. p. 108The quality of being bare-faced; effrontery; assurance; audaciousness.Bāre'fōot, a. p. 108With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.Bāre'foot, adv. p. 108With the feet bare; as, to dance barefoot.Bâre'foot-ed, a. p. 108Having the feet bare.Barège, n. p. 108A gauze-like material for ladies' dresses, vails, &c., of worsted, or silk and worsted. Simmonds.Bāre'-gnawn, a. p. 108Eaten bare. Shak.Bāre'-hănd-ed, a. p. 108Having the hands bare.Bâre'-hĕad-ed, a. p. 108Having the head uncovered, either from respect or other cause.Bâre'-hĕad-ed-ness, n. p. 108State of being bare-headed.Bâre'-lĕgged, a. p. 108Having the legs bare.Bâre'ly, adv. p. 108Without any thing more; only; merely; poorly; nakedly. His son is duke . . . barely in title, not in revenue. Shak.Bāre'-nĕcked, a. p. 108Having the neck uncovered; exposed. Shak.Bāre'ness, n. p. 108The state of being bare; want of covering, clothing, comforts, &c.; nakedness; indigence.Bāre'-wōrn, a. p. 109Worn to a state of bareness.Bär'-fee, n. p. 109(Law.) A fee of twenty pence paid to the jailer by prisoners acquitted (at the bar) of felony. [Eng.] Buchanan.Băr'ful, a. p. 109Full of obstructions. [Obs.] Shak.Bär'gain, n. p. 109An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds…Bär'gain, v. i. p. 109To make a contract or conclusive agreement for the transfer of property; to agree. So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. Shak.