BARLEYS

Proper noun

Barleys

plural of Barley

Anagrams

• Braleys

Noun

barleys

plural of barley (varieties)

Anagrams

• Braleys

Source: Wiktionary


BARLEY

Bar"ley, n. Etym: [OE. barli, barlich, AS. bærlic; bere barley + lic (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj., or perh. a form of AS. leac leek). AS. bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. Farina, 6th Bear.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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. Barley bird (Zoöl.), the siskin.

– Barley sugar, sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied.

– Barley water, a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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