Vocabulary : Barbed to Barberry
Barbed : of Barb ;; Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.) ;; Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.Barbel : A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished. ;; A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels. ;; Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.
Barbellate : Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point.
Barbellulate : Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs.
Barber : One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons. ;; To shave and dress the beard or hair of. ;; A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so named from the cutting ice spicules.
