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barley
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun barley has 2 senses
- barley(n = noun.food) barleycorn - a grain of barley; Array is a kind of cereal, food grain, grain
- barley(n = noun.plant) Array - cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain; Array is a member of genus hordeum, hordeum
has particulars: pearl barley
is a part of common barley, hordeum vulgare
has particulars: common barley, hordeum vulgare, barley grass, hordeum murinum, wall barley, foxtail barley, hordeum jubatum, squirreltail barley, squirreltail grass, hordeum pusillum, little barley
is a kind of cereal, cereal grass
CIDE DICTIONARY
barley, n. [OE. barli, barlich, AS. bærlic; bere barley + līc (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj., or perh. a form of AS. leāc leek). AS. bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. 92. Cf. Farina, 6th Bear.].
A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum , used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
barley, n.
1 any of various hardy awned cereals of the genus Hordeum widely used as food and in malt liquors and spirits such as whisky.
2 the grain produced from this (cf. pearl barley).
1 any of various hardy awned cereals of the genus Hordeum widely used as food and in malt liquors and spirits such as whisky.
2 the grain produced from this (cf. pearl barley).
Idiom
barley sugar an amber-coloured sweet made of boiled sugar, traditionally shaped as a twisted stick. barley water a drink made from water and a boiled barley mixture.
Etymology
OE b{aelig}rlic (adj.) f. b{aelig}re, bere barley
THESAURUS
barley
bird seed, bran, cat food, chicken feed, chop, corn, dog food, eatage, ensilage, feed, fodder, forage, grain, hay, mash, meal, oats, pasturage, pasture, pet food, provender, scratch, scratch feed, silage, slops, straw, swill, wheat
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