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ˈbɑr libar·ley

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. barley, barleycornnoun

    a grain of barley

  2. barleynoun

    cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain

Wiktionary

  1. barleynoun

    A strong cereal of the genus Hordeum, or its grains, often used as food or to make malted drinks.

  2. Etymology: barli, barly, from (adj.) bærlic, from bere (confer Scots bere ‘six-rowed barley’), from baraz (confer Old Norse barr), from bʰars- ‘spike, prickle’ (confer Welsh bara ‘bread’, Latin far ‘spelt’, Serbo-Croatian брашно/brašno ‘flour’, Albanian bar ‘grass’, Ancient Greek Φήρον).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. BARLEYnoun

    It hath a thick spike; the calyx, husk, awn, and flower, are like those of wheat or rye, but the awns are rough; the seed is swelling in the middle, and, for the most part, ends in a sharp point, to which the husks are closely united. The species are,1. Common long-eared barley.2. Winter or square barley, by some called big.3. Sprat barley, or battledoor barley. All these sorts of barley are sown in the spring of the year, in a dry time. In some very dry light land, the barley is sown early in March; but in strong clayey soils it is not sown till April. The square barley, or big, is chiefly cultivated in the north of England, and in Scotland; and is hardier than the other sorts. Where barley is sown upon new broken up land, the usual method is to plough up the land in March, and let it lie fallow until June; at which time it is ploughed again, and sown with turnips, which are eaten by sheep in winter, by whose dung the land is greatly improved; and then, in March following, the ground is ploughed again, and sown with barley. Philip Miller

    Etymology: derived by Franciscus Junius from בד.

    Barley is emollient, moistening, and expectorating; barley was chosen by Hippocrates as proper food in inflammatory distempers. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

Wikipedia

  1. Barley

    Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley production is used as animal fodder, while 30% as a source of fermentable material for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various foods. It is used in soups and stews, and in barley bread of various cultures. Barley grains are commonly made into malt in a traditional and ancient method of preparation. In 2017, barley was ranked fourth among grains in quantity produced (149 million tonnes or 330 billion pounds) behind maize, rice and wheat.

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  1. barley

    Barley is a type of cereal grain that is considered one of the oldest and most widely consumed grains in the world. It is a member of the grass family and is used in various food products, beverages, health products, as well as animal fodder. It is also often used in the production of malt for alcoholic beverages such as beer and certain whiskies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Barleynoun

    a valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky

Wikidata

  1. Barley

    Barley, a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain. Important uses include use as animal fodder, as a source of fermentable material for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods. It is used in soups and stews, and in barley bread of various cultures. Barley grains are commonly made into malt in a traditional and ancient method of preparation. In a 2007 ranking of cereal crops in the world, barley was fourth both in terms of quantity produced and in area of cultivation.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Barley

    bär′li, n. a hardy grain used for food, but chiefly for making malt liquors and spirits.—ns. Bar′ley-bree, -broth, strong ale; Bar′ley-corn, personified as John Barleycorn, the grain from which malt is made: a single grain of barley: a measure of length = ⅓ of an inch; Bar′ley-su′gar, a mixture of sugar with a decoction of pearl-barley, boiled till it is candied; Bar′ley-wat′er, a decoction of pearl-barley; Pearl′-bar′ley, the grain stripped of husk and pellicle, and completely rounded by grinding; Pot′-bar′ley, the grain deprived by milling of its outer husk, used in making broth, &c. [A.S. bærlíc, bere, and suffix -líc.]

  2. Barley

    bär′li, interj. (Scot.) a term used in games in demand of a truce, parley (of which it is most prob. a corruption).

Editors Contribution

  1. barley

    A type of cultivar, plant and seed created and cultivated in various species.

    Barley is used in the making of beer and soup and for various others purposes.


    Submitted by MaryC on October 16, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BARLEY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Barley is ranked #7054 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Barley surname appeared 4,744 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Barley.

    74.4% or 3,534 total occurrences were White.
    18.9% or 898 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 121 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 97 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.4% or 69 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 25 total occurrences were Asian.

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  1. barely

  2. bearly

  3. bleary

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Barley in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Barley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Barley in a Sentence

  1. Phin Ziebell:

    A true gluten-free barley variety is a true game changer, there is going to be a massive market for the product.

  2. Professor Martin Tangney:

    In the production of whisky less than ten percent of what comes out in the distillery is actually the primary product, the bulk of the remainder are these unwanted residues - pot ale and barley. What we can do is combine these two together, create a brand new raw material, apply a different fermentation technology and convert the residual good material in here into high-value products and in particular this - biobutanol, which is an advanced biofuel which is an exact replacement for petrol or diesel.

  3. Thomas Kim:

    Because of the huge stockpiles of corn and feed wheat, the Chinese government is trying to minimize the amount of imports of feed grain such as barley and sorghum, and so domestic users will tap the corn stockpiles.

  4. Darin Friedrichs:

    It’s hard to see how this changes anything. If it was economical to switch to barley and rapeseed meal for rations, then firms would have already done it, the volume of soybeans the U.S. can load in a single day is larger than the yearly global export volume of cottonseed meal.

  5. Johanna Mendelson Forman:

    You can't grow massive fields of wheat, barley or soy without fertilizer.

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