barry

See also: Barry

English

A shield, barry argent and azure.

Etymology

From French barré (“striped, barred”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.ɹi/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹ.i/
Rhymes: -ɑːɹi

Noun

barry (plural barries)

(heraldry) A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.

Adjective

barry (not comparable)

(heraldry) Traversed (transversely) by bars.
Coordinate term: barruly

See also

barriness

References

The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at

Anagrams

Rybar

Scots

Etymology

Borrowed from Angloromani baro (“great”)

Adjective

barry (comparative mair barry, superlative maist barry)

(slang, Edinburgh) Excellent.
- 1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “Bang to Rites”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 220:
  —That wis fuckin barry, ah gasp contentedly.

References

Jonathon Green (2023), “barry adj.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang

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