<h1>Barricader</h1> <Xpage=121>
<hw>Bar`ri*cad"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who constructs barricades.</def>
<h1>Barricado</h1> <Xpage=121>
<hw>Bar`ri*ca"do</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. & v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Barricade</er>.</def>
<i>Shak.</i>
<h1>Barrier</h1> <Xpage=121>
<hw>Bar"ri*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>barrere</ets>, <ets>barere</ets>, F. <ets>barri\'8are</ets>, fr. <ets>barre</ets> bar. See <er>Bar</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.</def>
<p><b>3.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.</def>
<blockquote>No sooner were the <b>barriers</b> opened, than he paced into the lists. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>
<p><b>4.</b> <def>An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.</def> "Constitutional <i>barriers</i>."
<i>Hopkinson.</i>
<p><b>5.</b> <def>Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.</def>
<blockquote>'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice <b>barrier</b> ! <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>
<cs><col>Barrier gate</col>, <cd>a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier.</cd> -- <col>Barrier reef</col>, <cd>a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive.</cd> -- <col>To fight at barriers</col>, <cd>to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>
<h1>Barrigudo</h1> <Xpage=121>
<hw>Bar`ri*gu"do</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native name, fr. Sp. <ets>barrigudo</ets> big-bellied.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus <i>Lagothrix</i>, having a long prehensile tail.</def>
<h1>Barringout</h1> <Xpage=121>
<hw>Bar`ring*out"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools.</def>
<i>Swift.</i>
<h1>Barrister</h1> <Xpage=121>
<hw>Bar"ris*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Bar</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See <er>Attorney</er>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>
<h1>Barroom</h1> <Xpage=121>
<hw>Bar"room`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold.</def>
<h1>Barrow</h1> <Xpage=121>
<hw>Bar"row</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>barow</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>beran</ets> to bear. See <er>Bear</er> to support, and cf. <er>Bier</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See <er>Handbarrow</er>, and <er>Wheelbarrow</er>.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Salt Works)</fld> <def>A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain.</def>
<h1>Barrow</h1> <Xpage=121>
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