Definition of barb

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Barb (n.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather..

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Barbarize :: Barbarize (v. t.) To make barbarous.
Fork :: Fork (n.) One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow..
Barb :: Barb (n.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
Barbacan :: Barbacan (n.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own..
Beggar''s Ticks :: Beggar's ticks () The bur marigold (Bidens) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity..
Pole :: Pole (n.) A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which clim
Pheon :: Pheon (n.) A bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge..
Barbacanage :: Barbacanage (n.) See Barbicanage.
Fellness :: Fellness (n.) The quality or state of being fell or cruel; fierce barbarity.
Piciformes :: Piciformes (n. pl.) A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups..
Barbellulate :: Barbellulate (a.) Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs.
Barbarian :: Barbarian (a.) Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations..
Cant :: Cant (v. i.) To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning..
Barbet :: Barbet (n.) A bird of the family Bucconidae, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa..
Violantin :: Violantin (n.) A complex nitrogenous substance, produced as a yellow crystalline substance, and regarded as a complex derivative of barbituric acid..
Back :: Back (adv.) To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism..
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..
Inhuman :: Inhuman (a.) Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people..
Vandalic :: Vandalic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in barbarism and destructiveness.
Barbed :: Barbed (a.) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form..
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