Webster's Dictionary 1913

811

Barren (2)

Bar″ren, n. 1. A tract of barren land.2. pl. Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are not necessarily sterile,...

812

Barrenly

Bar″ren‐ly, adv. Unfruitfully; unproductively.

813

Barrenness

Bar″ren‐ness, n. The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness.A total barrenness of invention.Dryden.

814

Barrenwort

Bar″ren‐wort′ (�), n.(Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.

815

Barret

Bar″ret (�), n. [F. barrette, LL. barretum a cap. See Berretta, and cf. Biretta.] A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; — called also barret cap. Also, the flat cap worn by R...

816

Barretter

Bar″ret‐ter (?), n. [OF. bareter to exchange. Cf. Barter.] (Wireless Teleg.) A thermal cymoscope which operates by increased resistance when subjected to the influence of electr...

817

Barricade

Bar′ri‐cade″ (�), n. [F. barricade, fr. Sp. barricada, orig. a barring up with casks; fr. barrica cask, perh. fr. LL. barra bar. See Bar, n., and cf. Barrel, n.]1. (Mil.) A fort...

818

Barricade (2)

Bar′ri‐cade″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Barricaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Barricading.] [Cf. F. barricader. See Barricade, n.] To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop...

819

Barricader

Bar′ri‐cad″er (�), n. One who constructs barricades.

820

Barricado

Bar′ri‐ca″do (�), n. & v. t. See Barricade. Shak.

821

Barrier

Bar″ri‐er (�), n. [OE. barrere, barere, F. barrière, fr. barre bar. See Bar, n.] 1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to st...

822

Barrigudo

‖Bar′ri‐gu″do (�), n. [Native name, fr. Sp. barrigudo big-bellied.] (Zoöl.) A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail.

823

Barringout

Bar′ring‐out″ (�), n. The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; — a boyish mode of rebellion in schools. Swift.

824

Barrio

‖Bar″ri‐o (?), n.; pl. Barrios (#). In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs.

825

Barrister

Bar″ris‐ter (�), n. [From Bar, n.] Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solic...

826

Barroom

Bar″room′ (�), n. A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold.

827

Barrow

Bar″row (băr″rō̍), n. [OE. barow, fr. AS. beran to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Bier.] 1. A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky th...

828

Barrow (2)

Bar″row (băr″rō̍), n. [OE. barow, bargh, AS. bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. börgr, OHG. barh, barug, G. barch. √95.] A hog, esp. a male hog castrated. Holland.

829

Barrow (3)

Bar″row, n. [OE. bergh, AS. beorg, beorh, hill, sepulchral mound; akin to G. berg mountain, Goth. bairgahei hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. bṛhant high, OIr. brigh mounta...

830

Barrowist

Bar″row‐ist, n.(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1593.

831

Barrulet

Bar″ru‐let (�), n. [Dim. of bar, n.] (Her.) A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width.

832

Barruly

Bar″ru‐ly (�), a.(Her.) Traversed by barrulets or small bars; — said of the field.

833

Barry

Bar″ry (�), a.(Her.) Divided into bars; — said of the field.

834

Barse

Barse (bärs), n. [AS. bears, bærs, akin to D. baars, G. bars, barsch. Cf. 1st Bass, n.] The common perch. See 1st Bass. Halliwell.

835

Bartender

Bar″tend′er (�), n. A barkeeper.

836

Barter

Bar″ter (bär″tẽr), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bartered (–tẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Bartering.] [OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr. πράττειν to do, deal (we...

837

Barter (2)

Bar″ter, v. t. To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; — sometimes followed by away; as, to bart...