Barley
Bar·ley
Barley
n.
- A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Barley bird
- the siskin.
- Barley sugar
- sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied.
- Barley water
- a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent.