3. pl.
Defn: A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep
back a crowd.
No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists. Sir
W. Scott.
4. An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack. "Constitutional barriers." Hopkinson.
5. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation. 'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice barrier ! Pope. Barrier gate, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. — Barrier reef, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. — To fight at barriers, to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. [Obs.]
BARRIGUDO
Bar`ri*gu"do, n. Etym: [Native name, fr. Sp. barrigudo big-bellied.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus
Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail.
BARRINGOUT
Bar`ring*out", n.
Defn: The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; — a boyish mode of rebellion in schools. Swift.
BARRIO
Bar"ri*o, n.; pl. Barrios (#). [Sp.]
Defn: In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs.