barbs

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.]

Translations

barbs [bɑːbz] NPL (Drugs) → barbitúricos mpl