BARAD
Bar"ad, n. [Gr. weight.] (Physics)
Defn: The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter; — used as a unit of pressure.
BARAESTHESIOMETER; BARESTHESIOMETER Bar`æs*the`si*om"e*ter, Bar`es*the`si*om"e*ter, n. [Gr. weight + æsthesiometer.] (Physiol.)
Defn: An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. — Bar`æs*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric (#), a.
BARATHEA
Bar`a*the"a, n.
Defn: A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern.
BARB
Barb, n. Etym: [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See Beard, n.]
1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth. Walton.
2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]
3. pl.