barleycorn
Meaning
- A grain of barley.
- (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.
- A small groove between two moldings.
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Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)n/
Etymology
From barley + corn.
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