Barberite
an alloy of about 88 percent copper, 5 percent nickel, 5 percent tin, and 2 percent silicon, resistant to sea water and sulfuric acid.
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barbershop singing a style of singing in parts for small groups, usually four singers of the same s-x (“barbershop quartets”). the notes sung by the voices are usually close to each other in pitch, resulting in “tight” chords, or “close” harmony. note: barbershop singing flourished in the early twentieth century in the united states, and […]
- Barberton daisy
noun see gerbera
- Barbet
any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base. historical examples such kindness was customary with the pre barbet, who did not like to be reminded of his generosity. louis pasteur ren vallery-radot megalaima henrici brachyrhyncha neumann: yellow-crowned barbet. birds from north borneo max c. […]
- Barbican
an outwork of a fortified place, as a castle. a defensive outpost of any sort. contemporary examples we started making them for a retrospective nine years ago that we were invited to in london at the barbican art gallery. inside viktor & rolf’s dollhouse isabel wilkinson june 9, 2013 historical examples so somehow or other […]
- Barbicel
one of the minute processes fringing the barbules of certain feathers. noun (ornithol) any of the minute hooks on the barbules of feathers that interlock with those of adjacent barbules