n. [ F. baracan, bouracan (cf. Pr. barracan, It. baracane, Sp. barragan, Pg. barregana, LL. barracanus), fr. Ar. barrakān a kind of black gown, perh. fr. Per. barak a garment made of camel's hair. ] A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Mil.) A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. [ 1913 Webster ]

He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To live or lodge in barracks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. baar, OD. baer, naked, bare + kleed garment, i. e., cloth undressed or without nap. ] A home-made woolen blanket without nap. [ Local, New York ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. or Pg. barraca. See Barrack. ] A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily. Du Chaillu. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus Sphyræna and family Sphyrænidæ. The great barracuda (Sphyræna barracuda) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its flesh is reputed to be poisonous. Sphyræna Argentea of the Pacific coast and Sphyræna sphyræna of Europe are smaller species, and are used as food. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

☞ That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is Sphyræna spet (or Sphyræna vulgaris); a southern species is Sphyræna picuda; the Californian is Sphyræna argentea. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and New Zealand (Thyrsites atun). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. barrer to bar, from barre bar. ] (Engin.) An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or watercourse to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also barramunda. ] [ Native name. ] (Zool.) (a) A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the genus Ceratodus. (b) An Australian river fish (Osteoglossum Leichhardtii). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse. [ Texas & N. Mex. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A resin, called also galipot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. baratour, OF. barateor deceiver, fr. OF. barater, bareter, to deceive, cheat, barter. See Barter, v. i. ] One guilty of barratry. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Law) Tainted with, or constituting, barratry. -- Bar"ra*trous*ly, adv. Kent. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. baraterie, LL. barataria. See Barrator, and cf. Bartery. ] 1. (Law) The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels. [ Also spelt barretry. ] Coke. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mar. Law) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo. Kent. Park. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Scots Law) The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); -- so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ OE. barel, F. baril, prob. fr. barre bar. Cf. Barricade. ] 1. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 311/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A jar. [ Obs. ] 1 Kings xvii. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Zool.) The hollow basal part of a feather. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barrel bulk (Com.), a measure equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight. --
Barrel drain (Arch.), a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube. --
Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part of a boiler, containing the flues. --
Barrel of the ear (Anat.), the tympanum, or tympanic cavity. --
Barrel organ, an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder. --
Barrel vault. See under Vault. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Barreled or Barrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Barreling, or Barrelling. ] To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. barrel cacti /plu>. any of several large cacti native to the southwestern U. S. and Mexico, having a short cylindrical form with deep vertical ribs and bearing sharp spines. They are classed in the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus. [ PJC ]

n. A blackish fish (Hyperglyphe perciformis) of New England waters.
Syn. -- black rudderfish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold.
Syn. -- barrel. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A cheap drinking and dancing establishment.
Syn. -- honky-tonk. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. 1. Having a barrel; -- used in composition; as, a double-barreled gun. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. put in or stored in a barrel; ; as, barreled beer; -- opposite of unbarreled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. tapered toward both ends; -- of an arrow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ or }, a. Having two barrels; -- applied to a gun. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Metal.) A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel, or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. bréhaigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. brékhañ, markhañ, sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc. barau, baru, fasting. ] 1. Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

She was barren of children. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; sterile. “Barren mountain tracts.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Brilliant but barren reveries. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some schemes will appear barren of hints and matter. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Mentally dull; stupid. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barren flower, a flower which has only stamens without a pistil, or which has neither stamens nor pistils. --
Barren Grounds (Geog.), a vast tract in British America northward of the forest regions. --
Barren Ground bear (Zool.), a peculiar bear, inhabiting the Barren Grounds, now believed to be a variety of the brown bear of Europe. --
Barren Ground caribou (Zool.), a small reindeer (Rangifer Grœnlandicus) peculiar to the Barren Grounds and Greenland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A tract of barren land. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile. [ Amer. ] J. Pickering. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Unfruitfully; unproductively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]

A total barrenness of invention. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. barrette, LL. barretum a cap. See Berretta, and cf. Biretta. ] A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also barret cap. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. bareter to exchange. Cf. Barter. ] 1. (Electronics) a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (such as those arising from temperature fluctuations); a thermal cymoscope. Syn. -- ballast resistor. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

☞ The original form consisted of an extremely fine platinum wire loop attached to terminals and inclosed in a small glass or silver bulb. It operates by increased resistance when subjected to the influence of an electric current. In a later variety, called the
liquid barretter, wire is replace by a column of liquid in a very fine capillary tube. A recent version has a resistor composed of an iron wire in a glass bulb containing hydrogen, with the temperature variation of resistance such that the current passing through it remains constant over a wide range of applied voltages. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC ]

n. [ F. barricade, fr. Sp. barricada, orig. a barring up with casks; fr. barrica cask, perh. fr. LL. barra bar. See Bar, n., and cf. Barrel, n. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Mil.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Barricaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Barricading. ] [ Cf. F. barricader. See Barricade, n. ] To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

The further end whereof [ a bridge ] was barricaded with barrels. Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who constructs barricades. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. t. See Barricade. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. barrere, barere, F. barrière, fr. barre bar. See Bar, n. ] 1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd. [ 1913 Webster ]

No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack. “Constitutional barriers.” Hopkinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation. [ 1913 Webster ]

'Twixt that [ instinct ] and reason, what a nice barrier! Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barrier gate, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. --
Barrier reef, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. --
To fight at barriers, to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name, fr. Sp. barrigudo big-bellied. ] (Zool.) A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.
Syn. -- blackball. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Barrios /plu>. [ Sp. ] In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs; in Spanish-speaking areas of cities in the United States, it is a neighborhood, ward, or quarter inside a town. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ From Bar, n. ] Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See Attorney. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a commercial establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. Syn. -- bar-room, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. barow, fr. AS. beran to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Bier. ] 1. A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Salt Works) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. barow, bargh, AS. bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. börgr, OHG. barh, barug, G. barch. √95. ] A hog, esp. a male hog castrated. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bergh, AS. beorg, beorh, hill, sepulchral mound; akin to G. berg mountain, Goth. bairgahei hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. b&rsdot_;hant high, OIr. brigh mountain. Cf. Berg, Berry a mound, and Borough an incorporated town. ] 1. A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1593. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of bar, n. ] (Her.) A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Divided into bars; -- said of the field. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Firmly barred or closed. [ 1913 Webster ]