Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Barleycorn — may mean:* a grain of barley * English unit of length equal to 1/3 inch * John Barleycorn, an ancient folksong * William N Barleycorn, a Primitive Methodist missionary in Fernando Po * John Barleycorn (novel) by writer Jack London … Wikipedia
Barleycorn — Bar ley*corn , n. [See {Corn}.] 1. A grain or corn of barley. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly, a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch. [1913 Webster] {John Barleycorn}, a humorous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barleycorn — John see JOHN BARLEYCORN … English World dictionary
barleycorn — [bär′lēkôrn΄] n. [ME barli corn] 1. barley or a grain of barley 2. an old unit of linear measure equal to 1/ 3 inch … English World dictionary
Barleycorn — /bahr lee kawrn /, n. John. See John Barleycorn. * * * … Universalium
Barleycorn — Bar•ley•corn [[t]ˈbɑr liˌkɔrn[/t]] n. John John Barleycorn … From formal English to slang
barleycorn — /ˈbalikɔn/ (say bahleekawn) noun 1. barley, or a grain of barley. 2. Obsolete a measure equal to one third of an inch. 3. See John Barleycorn …
barleycorn — an old English unit of length equal to 1/3 inch or about 8.5 millimeters. The custom of using seeds as units of length or weight is very common in farming societies. In Anglo Saxon England, where barley was a basic crop, barleycorns played… … Dictionary of units of measurement
barleycorn — noun Date: 1500 1. a grain of barley 2. an old unit of length equal to a third of an inch … New Collegiate Dictionary
barleycorn — /bahr lee kawrn /, n. 1. barley. 2. a grain of barley. 3. a measure equal to 1/3 in. (8.5 mm). 4. Also, barley corn. a type of basket weave that produces an allover geometric pattern. [1375 1425; late ME. See BARLEY1, CORN1] * * * … Universalium
