"barleycorn" meaning in English

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Noun

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. (agriculture) A grain of barley. Categories (topical): Agriculture Translations (grain of barley): byggkorn [neuter] (Faroese), Gerstenkorn [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-barleycorn-en-noun-KrJ2gYKw Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle 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: 14 55 31 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 3 63 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 52 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 57 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 51 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 60 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 6 55 40 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 55 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 57 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 53 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 64 34 Disambiguation of 'unit of ⅓ inch (8 mm)': 0 100 0
  3. (architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two moldings. Categories (topical): Architecture, Woodworking
    Sense id: en-barleycorn-en-noun-l3FpsvFN 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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