pearl barleyn.
/ˌpəːl ˈbɑːli/, U.S. /ˈpərl ˈbɑrli/ Barley reduced to small rounded grains by grinding, often used in making barley water, broths, and soups.
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polentaOE
groats?a1100
tisanea1425
oat groatsa1475
grist?1567
polent1577
French barley1596
pearl barley1639
shelled corn1676
pot barley1761
burghul1764
semolina1784
yokeag1824
burgoo1825
Scotch barley1825
pearl sago1828
semoletta1844
semola1853
manna croup1864
manna groats1864
corn chip1868
rolled oats1870
flake-manna1886
flake-tapioca1886
grape-nuts1898
kibble1902
stamped mealies1911
stamp1923
bulgur1934
freekeh1940
stamp mealies1952
1639 G. E. Fussell Early Stuart Househ. Accts. Herts. Rec. (1936) 109 Pearl barly 1 lb 1[s.] 8[d.].
1699 G. Wilson Compl. Course Chymistry (new ed.) i. xviii. 192 With the Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, make them into little Pills of the bigness of Pearl Barley.
1754 J. Hill Useful Family Herbal 25 French Barley is skinned, and has the Ends ground off; the Pearl Barley is reduced by a longer Grinding to a little round white Lump.
1797 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 87 397 Those [stones] that I have seen..were from the size of the smallest pin's head to that of pearl barley.
1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husb. Scotl. II. App. 50 Pot or pearl barley.
1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 376/2 Barley..prepared by grinding off the outer cuticle, which forms ‘pot barley’. When the attrition is carried farther, so that the grain is reduced to small round pellets, it is called ‘pearl barley’.
1905 E. Tuite Dishes for all Seasons 95 Free the mutton from all skin and fat, well wash the pearl barley in 2 or 3 waters, and put both into a stewpan, with a quart of water.
1995 Guardian 23 Dec. (Outlook section) 24/3 His turkey saltimbocca with pearl barley in a creamy mustard dressing looked luscious.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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