barbe


barbe

(ˈbɑːb) n1. Christianity a Waldensian missionary2. (Clothing & Fashion) a type of high, pleated collar worn by widows and nuns in Medieval times

barb1

(bɑrb)
n. 1. a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead. 2. an obviously or openly unpleasant or carping remark. 3. a hooked or sharp bristle. 4. one of the series of paired parallel rods that attach to the central shaft of a feather and form its web. See illus. at feather. 5. one of a breed of domestic pigeons, similar to the carriers or homers, having a short, broad bill. 6. a. any of numerous small, Old World cyprinid fishes of the genera Barbus and Puntius, often kept in aquariums. b. barbel (def. 2). 7. Also, barbe. a linen covering for the neck and breast, worn by women in mourning in the 14th to 16th centuries. 8. Obs. a beard. v.t. 9. to furnish with a barb or barbs. [1300–50; Middle English barbe < Middle French « Latin barba beard, beardlike projection]

barb2

(bɑrb)

n. one of a breed of horses related to the Arabian, raised orig. in Barbary. [1630–40; < French barbe < Italian barbero, derivative of Barberia Barbary]