† barberlyadv.
Obsolete. rare.
With a barber's methods, by shaving.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > barbers and hairdressers > [adverb]
barberly1573
1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 47 That barberlye handled..thou hast finisht thy cure.
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adv.1573- etc on the back foot
- etc on the bad side of a person
- etc on the defensive
- etc on the good side of a person
- etc on the heartstrings
- etc on the offensive
- etc on the parish
- etc on the raw
- etc on the right side of someone
- etc on the run
- etc on the wrong side of a person
- etc on to see
- etc on to something by one's fingernails
- etc on to something by one's fingertips
- etc on which side one's bread is buttered
- etc one another
- etc one's blue
- etc one's breath to cool one'one's own porridge
- etc one's breath to cool one's porridge
- etc one's cabbage twice
- etc one's cookies
- etc one's daylights out
- etc one's eyeball on
- etc one's eyes out
- etc one's fair share