What does Barley mean?
Definitions for Barley
ˈbɑr libar·ley
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Barley.
Princeton's WordNet
barley, barleycornnoun
a grain of barley
barleynoun
cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
Wiktionary
barleynoun
A strong cereal of the genus Hordeum, or its grains, often used as food or to make malted drinks.
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
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
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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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
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
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
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.]
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
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
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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Anagrams for Barley »
barely
bearly
bleary
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Barley in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Barley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Barley in a Sentence
We want to develop products for commodities with physical deliveries, we have started with wheat and we will continue with cotton, corn and barley.
Intact whole grains that still have the outer layer [the bran], such as farro, freekeh, sorghum, and wheat berries, should be soaked in water overnight to help release the phytates, but this doesn't apply to semi-refined or unhulled types like pearled barley or instant oats.
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.
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.
There is no reason to expect a good harvest of early spring crops - barley and spring wheat. Probably there will be a crop at the level of average annual values, we had one of the most arid Aprils in our history. We expect some weather fronts late this week and next week but they can only mitigate the situation.
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- ақьарAbkhaz
- garsAfrikaans
- شعيرArabic
- бугӏаAvaric
- arpaAzerbaijani
- арпаBashkir
- ячменьBelarusian
- ечемикBulgarian
- ordiCatalan, Valencian
- мукхChechen
- ječmenCzech
- ѩчьмꙑкъ, ѩчьмꙑOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- barlys, haiddWelsh
- bygDanish
- GersteGerman
- ހިމަ ގޮދަންDivehi
- κριθάριGreek
- hordeoEsperanto
- cebadaSpanish
- oderEstonian
- جوPersian
- ohraFinnish
- orgeFrench
- eornaIrish
- eòrnaScottish Gaelic
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- sha’irHausa
- שעורהHebrew
- जौHindi
- árpaHungarian
- գարիArmenian
- hordeoIdo
- byggIcelandic
- orzoItalian
- 大麦, オオムギJapanese
- ქერიGeorgian
- арпаKazakh
- ಬಾರ್ಲಿKannada
- 보리Korean
- арпаKyrgyz
- hordeumLatin
- GeeschtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- miežisLithuanian
- miežiLatvian
- јачменMacedonian
- യവംMalayalam
- မုယောBurmese
- gerstDutch
- byggNorwegian
- òrdiOccitan
- ଯଅOriya
- хъӕбӕрхор, кӕрвӕдзOssetian, Ossetic
- jęczmieńPolish
- cevadaPortuguese
- giuotta, ierdi, üerdi, giutta, giutaRomansh
- orzRomanian
- ячменьRussian
- ogliu, olzu, orgiu, orzu, orjuSardinian
- ječam, јечамSerbo-Croatian
- බාර්ලිSinhala, Sinhalese
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- elbAlbanian
- kornSwedish
- shayiriSwahili
- வாற்கோதுமைTamil
- బార్లీTelugu
- ҷавTajik
- บาร์เลย์, ข้าว บาร์ ลีย์Thai
- arpaTurkmen
- arpaTurkish
- арпаTatar
- ئارپاUyghur, Uighur
- ячміньUkrainian
- جوUrdu
- arpaUzbek
- lúa mạchVietnamese
- oidjeWalloon
- irhasiXhosa
- 大麦Chinese
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