barbed wiren.

Brit.

/ˌbɑːbd ˈwʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˌbɑrbd ˈwaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: barbed adj.¹, wire n.¹

Etymology: < barbed adj.¹ + wire n.¹ Compare barbwire n.

1. A type of wire usually consisting of two or more metal strands twisted together with barbs or short spikes set at intervals, and typically used in agricultural fencing or (esp. in warfare) as an obstruction or defence; also attributive in barbed wire fence, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a fence > wire fence > fencing-wire

barbed wire1874

barbwire1874

wire1876

fencing-wire1878

fish-hook wire1892

bob-wire1929

razor ribbon1975

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > barricade > [noun] > barbed wire

wire entanglement1871

barbed wire1900

wire1915

concertina1917

apron1918

dannert wire1945

1874 Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 16 July 1/5 Western patents... Barbed wire fence.

1883 J. Scott Farm Roads 89 With cattle the great advantage of barbed wire is that it keeps them in; with sheep, it keeps their enemies out.

1900 A. Kinnear To Modder River xi. 93 The mere automatic discharging of their guns at the hustling crowd of human deer impaled upon Cronje's wicked barbed wire.

1917 H. Gibson Diplom. Diary 168 Tremendous barbed wire entanglements form a broad barrier.

1942 Fortune Nov. 181/1 In the final lap of the obstacle course, the men crawl on their bellies through a network of trenches, shell holes, barbed wire, and dummy mines to take a nest of machine guns shooting live ammunition a foot or two over their heads.

1981 C. Potok Bk. of Lights ii. v. 129 He gazed out a window and through a thin film of snow saw barbed wire fences and empty fields.

2003 Independent 29 Dec. i. 13/4 If you put people behind barbed wire, keep them caged, take their land despite international resolutions, and bulldoze their homes, you are asking for trouble.

2. figurative. Something likened to barbed wire, esp. in being an obstruction or impediment, or in being sharp or cutting. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun]

bar1388

traverse1477

hedge1523

barrier1570

barricadoa1616

barricade1714

barbed wire1890

1890 O. W. Holmes in Atlantic Monthly Mar. 408/1 A few noted writers who, having squatted on that part of the literary domain some twenty or forty or sixty years ago, have, as it were, fenced it in with their touchy, barbed-wire reputations.

1907 Gentleman's Mag. July 6 Absurdly trivial details of conduct, these, to those whom they have never vexed; but an endless succession of barbed-wire entanglements to the uninitiated.

1931 Mind 40 253 To look securely down upon servile masses of laymen from high watch towers impregnably fortified with the barbed wire of technicality.

1952 J. Thompson Killer inside Me xv. 82 She was still pretty shy and skittish, trying to keep that barbed-wire tongue of hers in her mouth.

1990 Poetry Rev. Spring 16 The 50th anniversary of the start of World War II saw a D-Day flotilla of tie-in books launched against the barbed wire of the review pages.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	barbed wire
释义	barbed wiren. Brit. /ˌbɑːbd ˈwʌɪə/, U.S. /ˌbɑrbd ˈwaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: barbed adj.¹, wire n.¹ Etymology: < barbed adj.¹ + wire n.¹ Compare barbwire n. 1. A type of wire usually consisting of two or more metal strands twisted together with barbs or short spikes set at intervals, and typically used in agricultural fencing or (esp. in warfare) as an obstruction or defence; also attributive in barbed wire fence, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a fence > wire fence > fencing-wire barbed wire1874 barbwire1874 wire1876 fencing-wire1878 fish-hook wire1892 bob-wire1929 razor ribbon1975 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > barricade > [noun] > barbed wire wire entanglement1871 barbed wire1900 wire1915 concertina1917 apron1918 dannert wire1945 1874 Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 16 July 1/5 Western patents... Barbed wire fence. 1883 J. Scott Farm Roads 89 With cattle the great advantage of barbed wire is that it keeps them in; with sheep, it keeps their enemies out. 1900 A. Kinnear To Modder River xi. 93 The mere automatic discharging of their guns at the hustling crowd of human deer impaled upon Cronje's wicked barbed wire. 1917 H. Gibson Diplom. Diary 168 Tremendous barbed wire entanglements form a broad barrier. 1942 Fortune Nov. 181/1 In the final lap of the obstacle course, the men crawl on their bellies through a network of trenches, shell holes, barbed wire, and dummy mines to take a nest of machine guns shooting live ammunition a foot or two over their heads. 1981 C. Potok Bk. of Lights ii. v. 129 He gazed out a window and through a thin film of snow saw barbed wire fences and empty fields. 2003 Independent 29 Dec. i. 13/4 If you put people behind barbed wire, keep them caged, take their land despite international resolutions, and bulldoze their homes, you are asking for trouble. 2. figurative. Something likened to barbed wire, esp. in being an obstruction or impediment, or in being sharp or cutting. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] bar1388 traverse1477 hedge1523 barrier1570 barricadoa1616 barricade1714 barbed wire1890 1890 O. W. Holmes in Atlantic Monthly Mar. 408/1 A few noted writers who, having squatted on that part of the literary domain some twenty or forty or sixty years ago, have, as it were, fenced it in with their touchy, barbed-wire reputations. 1907 Gentleman's Mag. July 6 Absurdly trivial details of conduct, these, to those whom they have never vexed; but an endless succession of barbed-wire entanglements to the uninitiated. 1931 Mind 40 253 To look securely down upon servile masses of laymen from high watch towers impregnably fortified with the barbed wire of technicality. 1952 J. Thompson Killer inside Me xv. 82 She was still pretty shy and skittish, trying to keep that barbed-wire tongue of hers in her mouth. 1990 Poetry Rev. Spring 16 The 50th anniversary of the start of World War II saw a D-Day flotilla of tie-in books launched against the barbed wire of the review pages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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