bar|ley

bar|ley
bar|ley1 «BAHR lee», noun.
1. the seed or grain of a cereal grass that has compact spikes of flowers. Each spike has from one to three smaller spikes at each joint. Barley grows in cool climates and is used for food and for making malt.
2. the plant yielding this grain. The barley plant is a widely cultivated annual.
╂[Old English bærlīc, equivalent of bere bear3; suffix -lic of uncertain meaning]
bar|ley2 or bar|ly «BAHR lee», interjection.
Scottish and Dialect. a cry used by children in certain games when a temporary stop is desired.
╂[perhaps < parley]

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