BARLEYCORN


Meaning of BARLEYCORN in English

/bahr"lee kawrn'/ , n.

1. barley.

2. a grain of barley.

3. a measure equal to 1 / 3 in. (8.5 mm).

4. Also, barley corn . a type of basket weave that produces an allover geometric pattern.

[ 1375-1425; late ME. See BARLEY 1 , CORN 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .