'Barley' definitions:
Definition of 'barley'
(from WordNet)
noun
A grain of barley [syn: barley, barleycorn]
noun
Cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
Definition of 'Barley'
From: GCIDE
- Barley \Bar"ley\, n. [OE. barli, barlich, AS. b[ae]rlic; bere barley + l[imac]c (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj., or perh. a form of AS. le[=a]c leek). AS. bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. ?92. Cf. Farina, 6th Bear.] (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Barley bird (Zool.), 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. [1913 Webster] Barleybrake
Definition of 'barley'
From: Easton
- Barley a grain much cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31) and in Palestine (Lev. 27:16; Deut. 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (1 Kings 4:28). Barley bread was used by the poorer people (Judg. 7:13; 2 Kings 4:42). Barley of the first crop was ready for the harvest by the time of the Passover, in the middle of April (Ruth 1:22; 2 Sam. 21:9). Mention is made of barley-meal (Num. 5:15). Our Lord fed five thousand with "five barley loaves and two small fishes" (John 6:9).
Synonyms of 'barley'
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