Definition of Barliy
Bar"ley (&?;), n. [OE. barli,
barlich, AS. bærlic; bere barley +
līc (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj., or perh.
a form of AS. leāc 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.
Barley bird (Zoöl.), 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A type of grass, Hordeum vulgare, or the grains of this grass used as food.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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