bark3 (bark)

[Also barque, after F.; OF. barge, > E. bargel, q. v.), regarded by some as a syncopated form of an a umed LL. * baric a, a quasi-adj. formation, bark, the bark of Erythrophlœum Guineense. Doundaké bark, the name of several barks obtained from the west coast of Africa, po e ing tonic, febrifugal, and other medicinal properties. The best-known kind is the product of a rubiaceous plant, Sarcocephalus esculent us. Eleuthera bark. See cascarilla bark. Elk bark, the bark of Magnolia glauca. Also called Indian bark. E ential salt of bark, an aqueous extract of cinchona bark.-False lox a bark, the bark of Cinchona Hum bold tian a. Florida bark. See Georgia bark. French boat used in Egypt; but more prob. of Celtic or even of Teut. origin.] 1. Naut., a three masted ve el, fore-and-aft rigged on the mizzenmast, the other two masts being square rigged.-2. A ve el of any kind, especially a sailing ve el of small size. O steer my bark to Erin's isle, For Erin is my home. Moore. rubiaceous tree of America, feb bark, the bark of the Pinckneya pubens, a small rubia ceo us tree of the southern States, having the same properties as French Guiana bark.- Honduras bark.