"barleycorn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)n/ [UK] Forms: barleycorns [plural]
Etymology: From barley + corn. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|barley|corn}} barley + corn Head templates: {{en-noun}} barleycorn (plural barleycorns)
  1. A grain of barley. Categories (topical): Beer Translations (grain of barley): byggkorn [neuter] (Faroese), Gerstenkorn [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-barleycorn-en-noun-KrJ2gYKw Disambiguation of Beer: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of 'grain of barley': 96 4 0
  2. (obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Beer, Units of measure Translations (unit of ⅓ inch (8 mm)): バーリーコーン (bārīkōn) (Japanese), barleycorn [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), barleycorn [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-barleycorn-en-noun-blmpvvXk Disambiguation of Beer: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 4 53 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 53 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 47 47 Disambiguation of 'unit of ⅓ inch (8 mm)': 0 100 0
  3. (architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings. Categories (topical): Architecture, Woodworking, Beer
    Sense id: en-barleycorn-en-noun-NUS7TM9U Disambiguation of Beer: 18 41 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 53 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 47 47 Topics: architecture, arts, business, carpentry, construction, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, woodworking
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barleycorn sight

Inflected forms

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