barleycorn
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barleycorn
- /ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)n/ UK
noun barleycorns
- A grain of barley. The Town Mouse came, and they sat down to a dinner of barleycorns and roots, the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavour.
- 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. This trip to Italy has actually enlarged the diameter of my head thirteen barleycorns!
- A small groove between two moldings.
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Talk about this word "barleycorn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barleycorn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. barleycorn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/barleycorn "barleycorn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barleycorn.
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@misc{barleycorn_2026,
title = {barleycorn},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barleycorn},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
