barbarie, n.f., barbarity, rudeness, savageness, cruelty. Commettre une —; to commit a piece of barbarity. — de langage, de style; crudeness of language, of style.
barbarisme, n.m., (gram.) barbarism.
barbe, n.f., beard; whiskers (of cats, dogs, &c.); (vet.) barbel; lappet (of caps); (arts) rough edge; beard (of corn, barley, &c.); gills (of cocks); wattle (of fish). Jours de —; shaving days. — bleue; blue beard. Sainte-—; (nav.) gun-room. Jeune —; beardless boy. Vieille —; old man, graybeard. Se faire la —; to shave one’s self. Se faire faire la —; to get one’s self shaved. Je le lui dirai à sa —; I’ll tell it him to his face. Faire la — à quelqu’un; to beard any one, to show who is master. Rire dans sa —; to laugh in one’s sleeve. La — d’une plume; the feather of a quill. Mouiller en —; (nav.) to come with two anchors ahead. — d’une coiffe; pinner. —-de-bouc; (bot.) goat’s beard, tragopogon. —-de-Jupiter; Jupiter’s beard. —-de-chèvre; meadow sweet. —-de-moine; dodder. —-de-capucin; bleached dandelion, endive.
barbe, n.m., barb, Barbary horse.
barbes, n.f.pl., lappets, pinners.
barbé, -e, adj., (her.) barbed, bearded; (bot.) barbated.
barbeau, n.m., (ich.) barbel; (bot.) bluebottle.
barbelé, -e, adj., bearded, barbed. Flèche —e; barbed arrow.
barbet, n.m., -te, n.f., water-spaniel. Ce — va bien à l’eau; that spaniel takes the water well. Être crotté comme un —; to be as dirty as you like.
barbette, n.f., (milit.) barbette. Tirer en —; to fire in barbe, in barbette. Coucher à la —; to sleep on the floor.