barbed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑː(ɹ)bd/

Adjective

barbed (comparative more barbed, superlative most barbed)

1. Having barbs
2. (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses, referring to the leaves between the petals).
3. (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.

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Translations

having barbs

• Maori: taratara
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• Persian: خاردار (fa) (xârdâr)

Verb

barbed

1. simple past and past participle of barb

Derived terms

• barbed wire

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]

Anagrams

• dabber, debarb