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barley 音标拼音: [b'ɑrli] n. 大麦 大麦 barley n 1: a grain of barley [ synonym: { barley}, { barleycorn}] 2: cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grainBarley \ Bar" ley\, n. [ OE. barli, barlich, AS. b[ ae] rlic; bere barley l[ imac] c ( which is prob. the same as E. like, adj., or perh. a form of AS. le[= a] c leek). AS. bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. ? 92. Cf. { Farina}, 6th { Bear}.] ( Bot.) A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus { Hordeum}, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky. [ 1913 Webster] { Barley bird} ( Zool.), the siskin. { Barley sugar}, sugar boiled till it is brittle ( formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied. { Barley water}, a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent. [ 1913 Webster] Barleybrake28 Moby Thesaurus words for " barley": bird seed, bran, cat food, chicken feed, chop, corn, dog food, eatage, ensilage, feed, fodder, forage, grain, hay, mash, meal, oats, pasturage, pasture, pet food, provender, scratch, scratch feed, silage, slops, straw, swill, wheat
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