Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - barley
Barley
barley
n. 1 any of various hardy awned cereals of the genus Hordeum widely used as food and in malt liquors and spirits such as whisky. 2 the grain produced from this (cf. pearl barley). Phrases and idioms barley sugar an amber-coloured sweet made of boiled sugar, traditionally shaped as a twisted stick. barley water a drink made from water and a boiled barley mixture. Etymology: OE b{aelig}rlic (adj.) f. b{aelig}re, bere barley
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noun Etymology: Middle English barly, from Old English bærlic of ~; akin to Old English bere ~, Latin far spelt Date: before 12th century a cereal grass (genus Hordeum and especially H. vulgare) having the flowers in dense spikes with long awns and three spikelets at each joint of the rachis ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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