Part 910

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.</def>

<h1>Barbicanage, Barbacanage</h1> <Xpage=118>

<hw><hw>Bar"bi*can*age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bar"ba*can*age</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>barbicanagium</ets>. See <er>Barbican</er>.]</ety> <def>Money paid for the support of a barbican.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Barbicel</h1> <Xpage=118>

<hw>Bar"bi*cel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>barbicella</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>barba</ets>. See 1st <er>Barb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.</def>

<h1>Barbiers</h1> <Xpage=118>

<hw>Bar"biers</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as <i>beriberi</i> in chronic form.</def>

<h1>Barbigerous</h1> <Xpage=118>

<hw>Bar*big"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>barba</ets> a beard + <ets>gerous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a beard; bearded; hairy.</def>

<h1>Barbiton</h1> <Xpage=118>

<hw>Bar"bi*ton</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <ets><?/</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.</def>

<h1>Barbituric acid</h1> <Xpage=118>

<hw>Bar`bi*tu"ric ac"id</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, crystalline substance, <?/, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea.</def>

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<h1>Barble</h1> <Xpage=119>

<hw>Bar"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Barbel</er>.</def>

<h1>Barbotine</h1> <Xpage=119>

<hw>Bar"bo*tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.</def>

<h1>Barbre</h1> <Xpage=119>

<hw>Bar"bre</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Barbarian.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Barbule</h1> <Xpage=119>

<hw>Bar"bule</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>barbula</ets>, fr. <ets>barba</ets> beard.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A very minute barb or beard.</def>

<i>Booth.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See <er>Feather</er>.</def>

<h1>Barcarolle</h1> <Xpage=119>

<hw>Bar"ca*rolle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>barcarolle</ets>, fr. It. <ets>barcaruola</ets>, fr. <ets>barca</ets> bark, barge.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.</def>