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barb ¹  (bärb)

n.

1. A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or tool, as on an arrow or fishhook.

2. A cutting remark.

3. Zoology One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.

4. Botany A short, sharply hooked bristle or hairlike projection.

5. See barbel¹.

6. Any of various Old World freshwater fishes of the genus Barbus or Puntius and related genera.

7. A linen covering for a woman's head, throat, and chin worn in medieval times.

tr.v. barbed, barb·ing, barbs

To provide or furnish with a barb.

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[Middle English barbe, from Old French, beard, from Latin barba; see bhardh-- in Indo-European roots.]

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barb ²  (bärb)

n.

1. A horse of a breed introduced by the Moors into Spain from northern Africa that resembles the Arabians and is known for its speed and endurance.

2. One of a breed of domestic pigeons that is similar to the carrier and has dark plumage.

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[French barbe, from Italian barbero, Berber, from Vulgar Latin Barbaria, Barbary States, from Latin barbarus, barbarous; see barbarous.]

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BARB [bɑːb]

n (in Britain)

acronym for

(Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Broadcasters' Audience Research Board

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barb¹

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a subsidiary point facing in the opposite direction to the main point of a fish-hook, harpoon, arrow, etc., intended to make extraction difficult

2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) any of various pointed parts, as on barbed wire

3. a cutting remark; gibe

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the numerous hairlike filaments that form the vane of a feather

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a beardlike growth in certain animals

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a hooked hair or projection on certain fruits

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small cyprinid fish of the genus Barbus (or Puntius) and related genera, such as B. conchonius (rosy barb)

8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) (usually plural) any of the small fleshy protuberances beneath the tongue in horses and cattle

9. (Clothing & Fashion) a white linen cloth forming part of a headdress extending from the chin to the upper chest, originally worn by women in the Middle Ages, now worn by nuns of some orders

10. Obsolete a beard

vb

(tr) to provide with a barb or barbs

[from Old French barbe beard, point, from Latin barba beard]

barbed  adj

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barb²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a breed of horse of North African origin, similar to the Arab but less spirited

[from French barbe, from Italian barbero a Barbary (horse)]

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barb³

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral a black kelpie (see kelpie¹)

[named after one that was named Barb after a winning racehorse]

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barb  (bärb)

1. A sharp point projecting backward, as on the stinger of a bee.

2. One of the hairlike branches on the shaft of a feather.

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barb - As any type of spike or projection, it is based on Latin barba, "beard"; it is also a piece of vertically pleated linen worn over or under the chin, as by nuns.

See also related terms for spike.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	barb - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" gibe, jibe, shaft, dig, slam, shot comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" cheap shot - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
	2.	barb - the pointed part of barbed wire barbed wire, barbwire - strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
	3.	barb - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove arrowhead - the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow fluke - a barb on a harpoon or arrow hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" lance, spear, shaft - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
	4.	barb - one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather web, vane - the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Verb	1.	barb - provide with barbs; "barbed wire" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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barb

noun

1. point, spur, needle, spike, spine, thorn, bristle, quill, prickle, tine, prong Apply gentle pressure on the barb with the point of the pliers.

2. dig, abuse, slight, insult, put-down, snub, sneer, scoff, rebuff, affront, slap in the face (informal), gibe, aspersion The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would.

Translations

barb [bɑːb]

A. N

1. [of arrow, hook] → lengüeta f; [of feather] → barba f (Zool) → púa f

2. (fig) → dardo m

B. CPD barb wire N = barbed wire

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barb [ˈbɑː^rb] n

(= sharp point) (on arrow) → barbelure f; (on hook) → barbillon m

(= gibe, criticism) → pique f

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barb

n

(of hook, arrow) → Widerhaken m; (of barbed wire) → Stachel m, → Spitze f; (of feather) → Fahne f; (Bot, Zool) → Bart m

(fig: of wit etc) → Spitze f; (liter, of remorse) → Stachel m

vt (lit) → mit Widerhaken versehen

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barb [bɑːb] n (of hook, arrow) → punta

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barb

n barb [baːb]

1 a backward-facing point on an arrowhead, fishing-hook etc. weerhaak شَوْكَة السَّهم أو الصُّنّاره шип háček modhage der Widerhaken άγκιστρο (π.χ. βέλους) lengüeta kisk نوک تیز قلاب ماهیگیری väkä barbillon, barbelure חוֹד הַחֵץ कंटक, कांटा kuka szakáll duri, kait agnhald; krókur parte uncinata あご 미늘, 갈고리 dantelis, užkarpa āķis (makšķeres u. tml.) cangkuk weerhaak mothake zadzior farpa cârlig остриё háčik, osteň zazobek kukica hulling เงี่ยง (ลูกศร เบ็ด) ok ucu, olta çengeli 倒鉤 зубець آنکڑا، مچھلی پکڑنے کا کانٹا، خار ngạnh 倒钩

2 a hurtful remark. kwetsend, skadelik ضارٌّ، مُضِر вреден zraňující sårende schädlich βλαβερός, επιβλαβής hiriente, ofensivo haavav مضر loukkaava blessant פּוֹגֵע दुख:दायी štetan, škodljiv sértő menyakitkan særandi; skaðlegur offensivo 傷つけるような 상처를 주는 įžeidus, skaudinantis aizvainojošs; sāpinošs melukakan hati beledigend sårende, krenkende raniący, bolesny ofensivo care răneşte обидный bolestný žaljiv uvredljiv skadlig น้อยใจ acı veren; kırıcı, incitici 傷人的 шкідливий; болючий تکلیف دہ có hại; gây tổn thương 造成伤痛的，有害的

adj barbed

a barbed arrow/remark. kwetsend حادٌّ، شَوْكي، لاذِع с шипове ostnatý; štiplavý skarp scharf,verletzend αγκαθωτός, δηκτικός incisivo, mordaz kisuline, terav خار دار؛ طعنهآمیز piikikäs acéré דוֹקרָנִי कांटेदार kukast, zajedljiv tüskés berduri gaddaður; særandi, hvass pungente とげのある 미늘이 있는 spygliuotas, kandus ar āķi; āķveidīgs; dzēlīgs membubuh cangkuk met weerhaken, stekelig med mothaker; skarp ostry farpado ascuţit; răutăcios колкий s háčikom, uštipačný jedek oštar hullingförsedd, vass (ตะขอหรือลูกศร) ที่มีเงี่ยงโค้งออก; (การพูดจา) กระทบกระแทก kancalı, çengelli 有刺的；(話語)尖刻傷人的 гострий, колючий نوک دار có gai 有刺的；（话语）尖刻的

also adj with hyphen barbed wire

a barbed-wire fence. hakiesdraad أسْلاك شائِكـه бодлива тел ostnatý drát pigtråd der Stacheldraht αγκαθωτό σύρμα alambre de espinas okastraat سیم خاردار piikkilanka (fil de fer) barbelé תָּיִל कंटीला तार bodljikava žica szögesdrót kawat berduri gaddavír filo spinato 有刺鉄線 가시 철사 spygliuota viela dzeloņstieple; dzeloņstieples- dawai prikkeldraad piggtråd drut kolczasty arame farpado (fir de) sârmă ghimpată колючая проволока ostnatý drôt bodeča žica; žičnat bodljikava žica taggtråd ลวดหนาม dikenli tel 帶刺鐵絲網 колючий дріт; з колючого дроту نوکدار تار حدود کے تعین کے لئے استعمال ہونے والی dây thép gai 带刺铁丝网