adj, name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross. not-comparable, rare

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5470).
2. 2
   A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
3. 3
   A commune in Ardennes department, Grand Est, France.
4. 4
   A town on the Elbe in Salzlandkreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Etymology

Seemingly from French barbé, barbée, but in French (language and heraldry) that term means something else ("bearded or wattled").

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