noun
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the cereal grass Hordeum distichon of Poaceae family; barley.
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its grain, used in making malt, soups, etc.; barley.
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a unit of linear measure (equal to the eigth part of an inch).
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a piece of glass having curved surfaces that brings together or spreads rays of light passing throughit; a lens.
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(palm.) a barley-shaped mark on the hand which is supposed to indicate good fortune.
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(astrol.) a particular conjugation of favourable planets in fourth and tenth mansions, while unfavourable ones in first and seventh mansions.