English Dictionary: barrier | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Barrier \Bar"ri*er\, n. [OE. barrere, barere, F. barri[8a]re, fr. barre bar. See {Bar}, n.] 1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy. 2. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach. 3. pl. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd. No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists. --Sir W. Scott. 4. An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack. [bd]Constitutional barriers.[b8] --Hopkinson. 5. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation. 'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice barrier ! --Pope. {Barrier gate}, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. {Barrier reef}, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. {To fight at barriers}, to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bearer \Bear"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. [bd]Bearers of burdens.[b8] --2 Chron. ii. 18. [bd]The bearer of unhappy news.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer. --Milton. 3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. [India] 4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer. 5. (Com.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer. 6. (Print.) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved. | |
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Bewrayer \Be*wray"er\ (-[etil]r), n. One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. [Obs. or Archaic] --Addison. | |
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Borer \Bor"er\, n. 1. One that bores; an instrument for boring. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus {Teredo} and allies, which burrows in wood. See {Teredo}. (b) Any bivalve mollusk ({Saxicava}, {Lithodomus}, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances. (c) One of the larv[91] of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See {Apple borer}, under {Apple}. (d) The hagfish ({Myxine}). | |
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Hag \Hag\, n. [OE. hagge, hegge, with, hag, AS. h[91]gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw. h[84]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild woman. [?].] 1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.] [bd][Silenus] that old hag.[b8] --Golding. 2. An ugly old woman. 3. A fury; a she-monster. --Grashaw. 4. (Zo[94]l.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch ({Myxine glutinosa}), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called also {hagfish}, {borer}, {slime eel}, {sucker}, and {sleepmarken}. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The hagdon or shearwater. 6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair. --Blount. {Hag moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Phobetron pithecium}), the larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on fruit trees. {Hag's tooth} (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of matting or pointing. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Borer \Bor"er\, n. 1. One that bores; an instrument for boring. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus {Teredo} and allies, which burrows in wood. See {Teredo}. (b) Any bivalve mollusk ({Saxicava}, {Lithodomus}, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances. (c) One of the larv[91] of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See {Apple borer}, under {Apple}. (d) The hagfish ({Myxine}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hag \Hag\, n. [OE. hagge, hegge, with, hag, AS. h[91]gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw. h[84]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild woman. [?].] 1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.] [bd][Silenus] that old hag.[b8] --Golding. 2. An ugly old woman. 3. A fury; a she-monster. --Grashaw. 4. (Zo[94]l.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch ({Myxine glutinosa}), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called also {hagfish}, {borer}, {slime eel}, {sucker}, and {sleepmarken}. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The hagdon or shearwater. 6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair. --Blount. {Hag moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Phobetron pithecium}), the larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on fruit trees. {Hag's tooth} (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of matting or pointing. | |
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Borrower \Bor"row*er\, n. One who borrows. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. --Shak. | |
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Brayer \Bray"er\, n. An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing. | |
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Brayer \Bray"er\, n. One that brays like an ass. --Pope. | |
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Brere \Brere\, n. A brier. [Archaic] --Chaucer. | |
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Brewer \Brew"er\, n. One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors. | |
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Brewery \Brew"er*y\, n. A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on. | |
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Briar \Bri"ar\, n. Same as {Brier}. | |
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Brier \Bri"er\, Briar \Bri"ar\, n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[c7]r, br[91]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of {Rosa}, {Rubus}, and {Smilax}. 2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. The thorns and briers of reproof. --Cowper. {Brier root}, the root of the southern {Smilax laurifolia} and {S. Walteri}; -- used for tobacco pipes. {Cat brier}, {Green brier}, several species of Smilax ({S. rotundifolia}, etc.) {Sweet brier} ({Rosa rubiginosa}). See {Sweetbrier}. {Yellow brier}, the {Rosa Eglantina}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brier \Bri"er\, Briar \Bri"ar\, n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[c7]r, br[91]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of {Rosa}, {Rubus}, and {Smilax}. 2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. The thorns and briers of reproof. --Cowper. {Brier root}, the root of the southern {Smilax laurifolia} and {S. Walteri}; -- used for tobacco pipes. {Cat brier}, {Green brier}, several species of Smilax ({S. rotundifolia}, etc.) {Sweet brier} ({Rosa rubiginosa}). See {Sweetbrier}. {Yellow brier}, the {Rosa Eglantina}. | |
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Briery \Bri"er*y\, n. A place where briers grow. --Huloet. | |
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Briery \Bri"er*y\, a. Full of briers; thorny. | |
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Burier \Bur"i*er\, n. One who, or that which, buries. Till the buriers have buried it. --Ezek. xxxix. 15. And darkness be the burier of the dead. --Shak. | |
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Burrower \Bur"row*er\, n. One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brewer, ME (city, FIPS 6925) Location: 44.77880 N, 68.73201 W Population (1990): 9021 (3780 housing units) Area: 39.1 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04412 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Briar, MO Zip code(s): 63931 Briar, TX (CDP, FIPS 10192) Location: 32.99214 N, 97.55464 W Population (1990): 3899 (1656 housing units) Area: 51.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Brier, WA (city, FIPS 7940) Location: 47.79250 N, 122.27169 W Population (1990): 5633 (1822 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98036 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Brier This word occurs frequently, and is the translation of several different terms. (1.) Micah 7:4, it denotes a species of thorn shrub used for hedges. In Prov. 15:19 the word is rendered "thorn" (Heb. _hedek_, "stinging"), supposed by some to be what is called the "apple of Sodom" (q.v.). (2.) Ezek. 28:24, _sallon'_, properly a "prickle," such as is found on the shoots of the palm tree. (3.) Isa. 55:13, probably simply a thorny bush. Some, following the Vulgate Version, regard it as the "nettle." (4.) Isa. 5:6; 7:23-25, etc., frequently used to denote thorny shrubs in general. In 10:17; 27:4, it means troublesome men. (5.) In Heb. 6:8 the Greek word (tribolos) so rendered means "three-pronged," and denotes the land caltrop, a low throny shrub resembling in its spikes the military "crow-foot." Comp. Matt. 7:16, "thistle." |