Defn: Covered with, or containing, bark. "The barky fingers of the elm." Shak.
BARLEY Bar"ley, n. Etym: [OE. barli, barlich, AS. bærlic; bere barley + lic (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj., or perh. a form of AS. leac leek). AS. bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. Farina, 6th Bear.] (Bot.)
Defn: 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.
BARLEYBRAKE; BARLEYBREAK
Bar"ley*brake` Bar"ley*break`, n.
Defn: An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal.
BARLEY-BREE
Bar"ley-bree`, n. Etym: [Lit. barley broth. See Brew.]
Defn: Liquor made from barley; strong ale. [Humorous] [Scot.] Burns.
BARLEYCORN
Bar"ley*corn`, n. Etym: [See Corn.]
1. A grain or "corn" of barley.
2. Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch. John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as the source of malt liquor or whisky.