Definition of bark

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Bark (v. t.) To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.

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Sassafras :: Sassafras (n.) An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste..
Debarkation :: Debarkation (n.) Disembarkation.
Xanthoxylum :: Xanthoxylum (n.) A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash..
Debarked :: Debarked (imp. & p. p.) of Debar.
Reembarkation :: Reembarkation (n.) A putting, or going, on board a vessel again..
Breadfruit :: Breadfruit (n.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also breadfruit tree and bread tree..
Alder :: Alder (n.) A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees..
Disembarked :: Disembarked (imp. & p. p.) of Disembar.
Laburnum :: Laburnum (n.) A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms..
Inship :: Inship (v. t.) To embark.
Hemp :: Hemp (n.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber..
Tan :: Tan (n.) To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark, whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some degree impervious to water..
Delibration :: Delibration (n.) The act of stripping off the bark.
Azedarach :: Azedarach (n.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic..
Embarked :: Embarked (imp. & p. p.) of Embar.
Blackthorn :: Blackthorn (n.) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe..
Corticose :: Corticose (a.) Abounding in bark; resembling bark; barky.
Unbark :: Unbark (v. t.) To deprive of the bark; to decorticate; to strip; as, to unbark a tree..
Decorticator :: Decorticator (n.) A machine for decorticating wood, hulling grain, etc.; also, an instrument for removing surplus bark or moss from fruit trees..
Morindin :: Morindin (n.) A yellow dyestuff extracted from the root bark of an East Indian plant (Morinda citrifolia).
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