Etymology

barlow

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Today it means: A Barlow lens. Full definition →

Old English bere
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  1. Old English · inherited frombere“barley”
  2. English todayBarlow

From Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Words from the same roots

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