Definition of barb

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Barb (n.) A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners..

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Barbados :: Barbados (n.) Alt. of Barbadoe.
Barbarously :: Barbarously (adv.) In a barbarous manner.
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..
Barb :: Barb (n.) Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it..
Vandal :: Vandal (n.) One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for destroying the monuments of art and literature..
Barbed :: Barbed (imp. & p. p.) of Bar.
Beardie :: Beardie (n.) The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe.
Runt :: Runt (a.) A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier..
Tayra :: Tayra (n.) A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet..
Barbate :: Barbate (a.) Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs.
Rhabarbarin :: Rhabarbarin (n.) Alt. of Rhabarbarin.
Pheon :: Pheon (n.) A bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge..
Baybolt :: Baybolt (n.) A bolt with a barbed shank.
Barb :: Barb (n.) Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen..
Web :: Web (n.) The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather..
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..
Eelspear :: Eelspear (n.) A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
Unbarbed :: Unbarbed (a.) Not shaven.
Barbre :: Barbre (a.) Barbarian.
Barbican :: Barbican (n.) Alt. of Barbaca.
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