Barb

bärb, n. the beard-like jag near the point of an arrow, fish-hook, .— v.t. to arm with barbs, as an arrow, .: to shave, trim, mow, to pierce, as with a barb.— adjs. Barb′ate ( bot. ), bearing a hairy tuft; Barb′ated , barbed, bearded.— n. Barbe , a term applied by the Waldenses to their teachers.— adjs. Barbed , furnished with a barb: of a horse, armed or caparisoned with a barb or bard; Barb′ellate ( bot. ), having barbed or bearded bristles. [Fr.—L. barb a , a beard.]