| slovo | definícia |
barleycorn
(encz) | barleycorn,zrno ječmene Zdeněk Brož |
Barleycorn
(gcide) | Barleycorn \Bar"ley*corn`\, n. [See Corn.]
1. A grain or "corn" of barley.
[1913 Webster]
2. Formerly, a measure of length, equal to the average length
of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
[1913 Webster]
John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as
the source of malt liquor or whisky.
[1913 Webster] |
barleycorn
(wn) | barleycorn
n 1: a grain of barley
2: a grain of barley [syn: barley, barleycorn] |
BARLEYCORN
(bouvier) | BARLEYCORN. A lineal measure, containing one-third of an inch. Dane's Ab. c.
211, a. 13, s. 9. The barleycorn was the first measure, with its division
and multiples, of all our measures of length, superfices, and capacity. Id.
c. 211, a. 1 2, s. 2.
|
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
barleycorn
(encz) | barleycorn,zrno ječmene Zdeněk Brož |
john barleycorn
(encz) | John Barleycorn, |
John Barleycorn
(gcide) | Barleycorn \Bar"ley*corn`\, n. [See Corn.]
1. A grain or "corn" of barley.
[1913 Webster]
2. Formerly, a measure of length, equal to the average length
of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
[1913 Webster]
John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as
the source of malt liquor or whisky.
[1913 Webster] |
barleycorn
(wn) | barleycorn
n 1: a grain of barley
2: a grain of barley [syn: barley, barleycorn] |
john barleycorn
(wn) | John Barleycorn
n 1: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than
fermented [syn: liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink,
hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink] |
BARLEYCORN
(bouvier) | BARLEYCORN. A lineal measure, containing one-third of an inch. Dane's Ab. c.
211, a. 13, s. 9. The barleycorn was the first measure, with its division
and multiples, of all our measures of length, superfices, and capacity. Id.
c. 211, a. 1 2, s. 2.
|
|