barry

== English == === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== barriness barry-bendy barry-nebuly barry-pily barry-wavy === References === The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1] === Anagrams === Rybar == Scots == === Etymology === Borrowed from Angloromani baro (“great”) === Adjective === barry (comparative mair barry, superlative maist barry) (slang, Edinburgh) Excellent. === References === “barry adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.