barley
nounEtymology
* The village in Hertfordshire is from "Beora's ley," from *Beora + -ley (“clearing, lea”). The former is a personal name from Old English bera (“bear”). * The village in Lancashire is from Old English bar (“boar”) or bere (“barley”) + leah (“clearing”). * As an English surname, from the noun barley. As a south German surname, spelling variant of Behrle, Beerli, themselves related to the noun bear.
Definitions
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make…
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
The seed of Job's tears. (Coix lacryma-jobi)
A village in Hertfordshire, England.
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A village in Lancashire, England.
A surname.
The neighborhood
Derived
barley beer, barley-bird, barleybrake, barley bread, barley-bree, barley-broo, barley-broth, barley coal, barleycorn, barley fork, barley grass, barley-hood, barley itch, barley jointworm, barleylike, barleymeal, barley midge, Barley mild mosaic bymovirus, barley moon, barleymow, barley reel, barley sack, barley sandwich, barley scab fungus, barley scald, barley smut, Barley stripe mosaic virus, barley-sugar, barley sugar, barley twist, barley-water, barley water, barley-wine, barley wine, barley worm, Barley yellow striate mosaic virus, caustic barley, common barley, four-rowed barley, foxtail barley · +17 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at barley. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at barley. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at barley
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