barleycorn

Meaning

  1. A grain of barley.
  2. (obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
  3. A small groove between two moldings.

Synonyms

Translations

grano de cebada

κριθαρόσπορος

κρασοπατέρας

grain d’orge

gerstekorrel

hordeum vulgare

gra d'ordi

κριθάρι

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)n/
Etymology

From barley + corn.

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