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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Băr-ou-çhet', n.p. 110A kind of light barouche.
  2. Bär'-pōst, n.p. 110A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars of a passage into a field.
  3. Băr'ra-can, n.p. 110A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet;—used for outer garments.
  4. Bār'rack, n.p. 110(Mil.) A hut or house for soldiers, especially in garrison.
  5. Bär'rack-mās'ter, n.p. 110The officer who superintends the barracks of soldiers. Swift.
  6. Bār'ra-clāde, n.p. 110A home-made woolen blanket without nap. [New York.] Bartlett.
  7. Bär'ra-cōon, n.p. 110A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered.
  8. Bär'ra-cū'dā, n.p. 110(Ichth.) A species of fish of the pike kind (Sphyraena barracuda), found in the seas about the Bahamas and West Indies. It is from six to ten feet in length. Baird.
  9. Bär'ras, n.p. 110The resin which exudes from wounds made in the bark of pine-trees, as the Pinus maritima; — called also gallipot.
  10. Bär'ra-tor, n.p. 110One who frequently excites suits at law; a common mover and maintainer of suits and controversies; an encourager of litigation. Blackstone. 2. The master of a ship who commits any fraud in the…
  11. Băr'ra-trōŭs, a.p. 110(Law.) Tainted with barratry.
  12. Bär'ra-trōŭs-ly, adv.p. 110(Law.) In a barratrous manner. Kent.
  13. Bär'ra-try, n.p. 110(Law.) The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels. Coke. Bl. Blackstone. 2. (Com.) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a…
  14. Bär'rel, n.p. 110A round vessel or cask, of more length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves and headings, and bound with hoops. 2. The quantity which such a vessel contains. Of wine measure, the…
  15. Bär'rel, v. t.p. 110To put or to pack in a barrel.
  16. Bär'rel-bĕl'lied, a.p. 110Having a large belly. Dryden.
  17. Bär'rel-būlk, n.p. 110(Com.) A measure used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight, equal to five cubic feet. Simmonds.
  18. Bär'rel-ôr'gan, n.p. 110The common hand-organ, containing a barrel with pins whose revolution opens the key-valves and produces the music.
  19. Bär'ren, a.p. 110Incapable of producing offspring, whether animal or vegetable; unprolific; unproductive; unfruitful; sterile. “Barren mountain tracts.” Macaulay. “She was barren of children.” Bp. Hall. 2. Producing…
  20. Băr'ren, n.p. 110Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine-barrens, oak-barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, but often very fertile. [Am.] Pickering.
  21. Băr'ren-ly, adv.p. 110Unfruitfully.
  22. Bär'ren-ness, n.p. 110The quality of being barren; the quality of not producing, or of not being able to produce, its kind; incapability of having offspring; unproductiveness; sterility; unfruitfulness. 2. Want of matter…
  23. Bär'ren-spir'it-ed, a.p. 110Of a poor spirit. Shak.
  24. Bär'ren-wort, n.p. 110(Bot.) A plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.
  25. Bär'ret-cäp, n.p. 110A kind of cap or headpiece formerly worn by soldiers. W. Scott.
  26. Bärr'ful, a.p. 110See BARFUL.
  27. Bär'ri-cāde', n.p. 110(Mil.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or any thing that will obstruct the progress of an enemy, or serve for defense or security against his shot. 2. Any bar…
  28. Bär'ri-cāde', v. t.p. 110To fortify with any slight work that prevents the approach of an enemy; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct. The further end whereof [a bridge] was barricaded with barrels. Hackluyt.
  29. Bär'ri-cād'er, n.p. 110One who raises barricades.
  30. Bär'ri-cä'do, n.p. 110The same as BARRICADE. [Obs.]
  31. Bär'ri-er or Barrier-gate, n.p. 110(Fort.) A kind of fence made in a passage or retrenchment, to stop an enemy. It is usually a palisade or a stockade. 2. A fortress or fortified town on the frontier of a country. Swift. 3. Any…
  32. Bär'ring-out, n.p. 110The act of closing the doors of a school-room against a schoolmaster;—a boyish mode of rebellion in schools. Swift.
  33. Bär'ris-ter, n.p. 110A counselor learned in the laws, qualified and admitted to plead at the bar, and to take upon him the defense of clients; answering to the advocate or licentiate of other countries. ☞ Anciently…
  34. Bär'rōw, n.p. 110A light, small carriage, borne or moved by hand. Shak. 2. (Salt-works.) A wicker case, where the salt is put to drain. Kennet.
  35. Bär'rōw, n.p. 110A hog, especially a male hog castrated. Holland.
  36. Bär'rōw, n.p. 110A hillock or mound of earth, intended as a repository of the dead.
  37. Bär'ru-let, n.p. 110(Her.) The fourth part of a bar.
  38. Bär'ry or Bär'ru-ly, n.p. 110(Her.) The division of the field or charge by horizontal lines. Burke.
  39. Bärse, n.p. 110The common perch. See BASS. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  40. Bär'-shōe, n.p. 110(Far.) A kind of horse-shoe, having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury. Gardner.
  41. Bär'-shŏt, n.p. 110Double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a half ball or round head at each end;—used for destroying the masts and rigging in naval combat. Mar. Dict.
  42. Bär'sōw-īte, n.p. 110(Min.) A snow-white translucent mineral, of a coarse granular texture, composed of silica, alumina, and magnesia. Dana.
  43. Bär'ter, v. i.p. 110To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred.
  44. Bär'ter, v. t.p. 110To exchange, or give in exchange; — sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor.
  45. Bär'ter, n.p. 111The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities. 2. The thing given in exchange. Syn.—Exchange; dealing; traffic; truck; interchange.
  46. Bär'-ter-er, n.p. 111One who barters.
  47. Bär'ter-y, n.p. 111Exchange of commodities in trade; barter. [Obs.] Camden.
  48. Bärth, n.p. 111A place of shelter for cattle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  49. Bär-thŏl'o-mew-tide, n.p. 111Time of the festival of St. Bartholomew, August 24th. Shak.
  50. Bär'ti-zān', n.p. 111A small overhanging turret, which projects from the angles of towers or the parapet and other parts of the building. Oxf. Gloss.
  51. Bär'ton, n.p. 111The domain lands of a manor. 2. The manor itself. 3. The out-houses and yards of a house. Southey.
  52. Bär'tram, n.p. 111A plant; pellitory. Bailey. Johnson.
  53. Bär'wood, n.p. 111A red wood, from Angola and the Gaboon, used as a dye-wood, and also for ramrods, violin bows, and turner's work.
  54. Bär'-wāy, n.p. 111A passage into a field composed of bars made to take out of the posts. Halliwell.
  55. Ba-rŷ'tă, n.p. 111(Min.) The heaviest of the earths, the specific gravity being as high as 4. It is an oxide, the basis of which is a metallic substance called barium or barytum. It is generally found in combination…
  56. Ba-ry'tēs, n.p. 111(Min.) Sulphate of baryta, generally called heavy-spar.
  57. Ba-rȳt'ic, a.p. 111Pertaining to baryta, or formed of, or containing, it. Kirwan.
  58. Ba·rŷ'to·cäl'cite, n.p. 111(Min.) A compound of carbonate of lime and carbonate of baryta, of a dark or light gray color, occurring massive or crystallized. Dana.
  59. Bär'y-tōne, a.p. 111(Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. 2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
  60. Bär'y-tōne, n.p. 111(Mus.) (a.) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other. (b.) The viol de-gamba, now…