Bar gemel
a charge consisting of two barrulets separated by an area the width of a barrulet.
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a barmaid. B-girl. a female prostitute who frequents bars in search of customers. noun (mainly US) an attractive girl employed by the management of a bar to befriend male customers and encourage them to buy drinks
- Bar graph
a graph using parallel bars of varying lengths, as to illustrate comparative costs, exports, birth-rates, etc. noun a graph consisting of vertical or horizontal bars whose lengths are proportional to amounts or quantities Also called bar chart, bar diagram
- Barghest
a legendary doglike goblin believed to portend death or misfortune. Historical Examples The barghest has a kinsman in the Rongeur d’Os of Norman folklore. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 Various The barghest was essentially a nocturnal spectre, and its appearance was regarded as a portent of death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th […]
- Bar harbor
a town on Mount Desert Island, in S Maine: summer resort. Historical Examples There was just one other chance, one bare possibility; Beatrice might not have left Bar Harbor, at any rate not on that train. The Whirligig of Time Wayland Wells Williams I’m going down to Bar Harbor, and play tennis on my vacation. […]
- Barhop
Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each. Historical Examples “Right, barhop,” said a rather muffled voice in the captain’s ear. Anything You Can Do … Gordon Randall Garrett verb (also bar crawl or pub crawl) To go drinking from bar to bar (first form 1940s+; third […]