BARB


Meaning of BARB in English

[barb] n [ME barbe barb, beard, fr. MF, fr. L barba--more at beard] (14c) 1: a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck

2. a: a sharp projection extending backward (as from the point of an arrow or fishhook) and preventing easy extraction; also: a sharp projection with its point similarly oblique to something else b: a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment

3:

[2]barbel

4: any of the side branches of the shaft of a feather--see feather illustration

5: a plant hair or bristle ending in a hook

[2]barb vt (1759): to furnish with a barb [3]barb n [F barbe, fr. It barbero, fr. barbero of Barbary, fr. Barberia Barbary, coastal region in Africa] (1636): any of a northern African breed of horses that are noted for speed and endurance and are related to Arabians [4]barb n (1967) slang: barbiturate

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