barry
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A shield, barry argent and azure.
See also: Barry
English
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Etymology
From French barré (“striped, barred”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː.ɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹ.i/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɹi
Noun
barry (plural barries)
- (heraldry) A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
Adjective
barry (comparative more barry, superlative most barry)
- (heraldry, not comparable) Traversed (transversely) by bars.
- Coordinate term: barruly
- (textiles) Of a dyed material: having bars or bands of color.
- 1970, The International Dyer, Textile Printer, Bleacher and Finisher, page 802:
- […] many examples of the degree of coverage of barry nylon with various ranges of dyes are listed […]
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Scots
Etymology
Borrowed from Angloromani baro (“great”)
Adjective
barry (comparative mair barry, superlative maist barry)
- (slang, Edinburgh) Excellent.
- 1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “Bang to Rites”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 220:
- —That wis fuckin barry, ah gasp contentedly.
References
- “barry adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present