a barley-growing field.

the cereal grass Hordeum distichon of Poaceae family; barley.

its grain, used inmaking malt, soups, etc.; barley.

a unit of linear measure equal to eigth part of an inch.

a unit of weight.

the cereal grass Hordeum distichon of Poaceae family; barley.

its grain, used in making malt, soups, etc.; barley.

a unit of linear measure (equal to the eigth part of an inch).

a piece of glass having curved surfaces that brings together or spreads rays of light passing throughit; a lens.

(palm.) a barley-shaped mark on the hand which is supposed to indicate good fortune.

(astrol.) a particular conjugation of favourable planets in fourth and tenth mansions, while unfavourable ones in first and seventh mansions.

(used as an interrogative) what one or ones (of the number mentioned or implied).

(used as an interrogative) what one (or ones) of the number of persons, things or events mentioned or implied? which?

who, whom or that (used as a relative in a restrictive or nonrestrictive clause referring to the thing or event (or, archaically, person) to be specified).

made of or relating to barley.

any food prepared using barley.

any of various solid or semisolid, viscous, usu. clear or translucent, yellowish or brownish organic substances exuded from various plants and trees; resin; shellack.

a man belonging to a foreign country esp. of Greece or Turky; a foreigner.

an adherent of Islam; a muslim.

a kind of frankincense.

(fig.) a man belonging to a foreign religion.

young; possessing youth; youthful.

strong; powerful; vigorous.

a young man.

an elephant of sixty years of age.

the name of the ninth year in the sixty-year cycle.