barley sugar noun

A sweet made by melting and cooling sugar (formerly by boiling it with a decoction of barley)

barˈley-sugar adjective

Usu (eg of furniture legs, etc) referring to the twisted spiral shape of a barley-sugar stick

barley water noun

A liquid produced by boiling down pearl barley in water, usu sweetened and flavoured as a cold drink

barley wine noun

A strong English beer

pearl barley

The grain stripped of husk and pellicle, and completely rounded by grinding

pot barley

The grain deprived by milling of its outer husk, used in making broth, etc