BARMECIDAL
Bar"me*ci`dal, a. Etym: [See Barmecide.]
Defn: Unreal; illusory. "A sort of Barmecidal feast." Hood.
BARMECIDE Bar"me*cide, n. Etym: [A prince of the Barmecide family, who, as related in the "Arabian Nights' Tales", pretended to set before the hungry Shacabac food, on which the latter pretended to feast.]
Defn: One who proffers some illusory advantage or benefit. Also used as an adj.: Barmecidal. "A Barmecide feast." Dickens.
BARMOTE
Bar"mote`, n. Etym: [Barg + mote meeting.]
Defn: A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners. Blount.
BARMY
Barm"y, a.
Defn: Full of barm or froth; in a ferment. "Barmy beer." Dryden.
BARMY
Barm"y (bärm"y), a.
Defn: Full of barm or froth; in a ferment. "Barmy beer." Dryden.