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barleycorn
bar·ley·corn B0080600 (bär′lē-kôrn′)n.1. The grain of barley.2. A unit of measure equal to the length of a grain of barley, or about 1/3 inch (0.85 centimeter).barleycorn (ˈbɑːlɪˌkɔːn) n1. (Plants) a grain of barley, or barley itself2. (Units) an obsolete unit of length equal to one third of an inchbar•ley•corn (ˈbɑr liˌkɔrn)
n. 1. barley. 2. a grain of barley. 3. a measure equal to ? of an inch (8.5 mm). [1375–1425] Bar•ley•corn (ˈbɑr liˌkɔrn)
n. John, John Barleycorn. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | barleycorn - a grain of barleycommon barley, Hordeum vulgare - grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beveragescaryopsis, grain - dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn | | 2. |  barleycorn - a grain of barley barleyfood grain, grain, cereal - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grassespearl barley - barley ground into small round pelletscommon barley, Hordeum vulgare - grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages |
barleycorn
barleycorn1. a grain of barley, or barley itself 2. an obsolete unit of length equal to one third of an inch Barleycorn
BARLEYCORN. A lineal measure, containing one-third of an inch. Dane's Ab. c. 211, a. 13, s. 9. The barleycorn was the first measure, with its division and multiples, of all our measures of length, superfices, and capacity. Id. c. 211, a. 1 2, s. 2. Barleycorn
BarleycornAn obsolete measure of length equivalent to one-third of one inch.barleycorn
Synonyms for barleycornnoun a grain of barleyRelated Words- common barley
- Hordeum vulgare
- caryopsis
- grain
noun a grain of barleySynonymsRelated Words- food grain
- grain
- cereal
- pearl barley
- common barley
- Hordeum vulgare
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