barm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: barm	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for barm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barm n a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey Synonym(s): yeast, barm
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barm \Barm\, n. [OE. berme, AS. beorma; akin to Sw. b[84]rma, G. b[84]rme, and prob. L. fermenium. [fb]93.] Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barm \Barm\, n. [OE. bearm, berm, barm, AS. beorma; akin to E. bear to support.] The lap or bosom. [Obs.] --Chaucer.