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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Nematognathi :: Nematognathi (n. pl.) An order of fishes having barbels on the jaws. It includes the catfishes, or siluroids. See Siluroid..
Tonsorial :: Tonsorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving..
Eelspear :: Eelspear (n.) A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
Barbermonger :: Barbermonger (n.) A fop.
Barbule :: Barbule (n.) One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather..
Barbiton :: Barbiton (n.) An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.
Emu Wren :: Emu wren () A small wrenlike Australian bird (Stipiturus malachurus), having the tail feathers long and loosely barbed, like emu feathers..
Cutthroat :: Cutthroat (a.) Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
Barbed :: Barbed (imp. & p. p.) of Bar.
Gothicize :: Gothicize (v. t.) To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.
Savage :: Savage (n.) A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian..
Butcher :: Butcher (v. t.) To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner..
Civil :: Civil (a.) Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community.
Barb :: Barb (n.) A bit for a horse.
Barb :: Barb (n.) Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1..
Violuric :: Violuric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitroso derivative of barbituric acid. It is obtained as a white or yellow crystalline substance, and forms characteristic yellow, blue, and violet salts..
Unbarbed :: Unbarbed (a.) Not shaven.
Barbiers :: Barbiers (n.) A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in chronic form..
Rebarbarize :: Rebarbarize (v. t.) To reduce again to barbarism.
Nero :: Nero (n.) A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant..
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