barby

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adjective

Barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross.

OriginFrench barbé →
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Meanings

barby1

adjectivebarby (not comparable)
  1. not comparableraregovernmentBarbed, like the ends of an arrow cross.

Barby2

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

Origin

  1. Frenchbarbé
  2. Englishbarby

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

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APA

barby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barby

MLA

“barby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barby. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barby,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barby.

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