barba
Americannoun
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the beard.
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a hair of the head.
Etymology
Origin of barba
< New Latin, Latin: beard
Example Sentences
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The island was reputedly named after the hairy tendrils of its banyan trees: barba dos is Portuguese for "double-bearded".
From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2012
Hæc in lapide: in quo cælata viri armati imago, Leonem calcantis, barba bifurcata, ad caput manus benedicens, et vernacula hæc verba: Vos qui paseis sor mi, pour l'amour deix proïes por mi.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard
Qui pascis barbam, si crescis mente, Platoni, Hirce, parem nitido te tua barba facit.
From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel
Scilicet e barba male mensuratur Apollo; Et bene cum capitis stat nive, mentis hyems.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
De origine gentium Americanarum dissertatio altera, adversùs obtrectatorem opaca bonum quem fecit barba.
From The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works by Burigny, Jean Lévesque de
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