Definition of barb

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Barb (n.) Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it..

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Treebeard :: Treebeard (n.) A pendulous branching lichen (Usnea barbata); -- so called from its resemblance to hair.
Barbet :: Barbet (n.) A larva that feeds on aphides.
Tattoo :: Tattoo (n.) An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors..
Barbering :: Barbering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Barbe.
Barber :: Barber (v. t.) To shave and dress the beard or hair of.
Barb :: Barb (n.) The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else..
Semibarbarian :: Semibarbarian (a.) Half barbarous; partially civilized.
Barber Fish :: Barber fish () See Surgeon fish.
Lycine :: Lycine (n.) A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.
Rhubarb :: Rhubarb (n.) The large and fleshy leafstalks of Rheum Rhaponticum and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also pieplant..
Barbarian :: Barbarian (n.) A man in a rule, savage, or uncivilized state..
Gothicism :: Gothicism (n.) Rudeness of manners; barbarousness.
Incivilization :: Incivilization (n.) The state of being uncivilized; want of civilization; barbarism.
Fell :: Fell (a.) Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous.
Kingfish :: Kingfish (n.) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially M. saxatilis, or M. nebulosos, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb..
Torque :: Torque (n.) A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons..
Barbarian :: Barbarian (n.) A foreigner.
Barbermonger :: Barbermonger (n.) A fop.
Butcher :: Butcher (v. t.) To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner..
Wattle :: Wattle (n.) Barbel of a fish.
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