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Bare. Bore; the old preterit of Bear, v.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Bare. Bore; the old preterit of Bear, v.
Bare″back′ (bâr″băk′), adv. On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to ride bareback.
Bare″backed′ (–băkd′), a. Having the back uncovered; as, a barebacked horse.
Bare″bone′ (bâr″bōn′), n. A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin. Shak.
Bare″faced′ (bâr″fāst′), a. 1. With the face uncovered; not masked. “You will play barefaced.” Shak.2. Without concealment; undisguised. Hence: Shameless; audacious. “Barefaced ...
Bare″faced′ly, adv. Openly; shamelessly. Locke.
Bare″faced′ness, n. The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.
Bare″foot (bâr″fo͝ot), a. & adv. With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.
Bare″foot′ed, a. Having the feet bare.
‖Ba‐rége″ (�), n. [F. barége, so called from Baréges, a town in the Pyrenees.] A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and wo...
Bare″hand′ed (�), n. Having bare hands.
{ Bare″head′ed (�), Bare″head }, a. & adv. Having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl.
Bare″legged′ (�), a. Having the legs bare.
Bare″ly, adv. 1. Without covering; nakedly.2. Without concealment or disguise.3. Merely; only.R. For now his son is duke.W.Barely in title, not in revenue.Shak.4. But just; with...
Bare″necked′ (�), a. Having the neck bare.
Bare″ness, n. The state of being bare.
Bare″sark (�), n. [Literally, bare sark or shirt.] A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor.
Bar″fish′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Calico bass.
Bar″ful (�), a. Full of obstructions. Shak.
Bar″gain (�), n. [OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne, bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic ...
Bar″gain, v. i. [OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See Bargain, n.] To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of proper...
Bar″gain, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bargained (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bargaining.] To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.To bargain awa...
Bar′gain‐ee″ (�), n. [OF. bargaigné, p. p. See Bargain, v. i.] (Law) The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold. Blackstone.
Bar″gain‐er (�), n. One who makes a bargain; — sometimes in the sense of bargainor.
Bar′gain‐or″ (�), n.(Law) One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another. Blackstone.
Barge (�), n. [OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr. �, prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf. Bar...
Barge″board′ (�), n. [Perh. corrup. of vergeboard; or cf. LL. bargus a kind of gallows.] A vergeboard.