barbe

[bahrb]

noun

a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.
barb¹(def 8).

Origin of barbe

see origin at barb¹

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Barbe was not only compassionate, but ready to answer all the questions in her power.
Two Penniless Princesses
Charlotte M. Yonge
The Island of Saint Barbe was passed on the morning of the last date.
Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas
W. Hastings Macaulay
It was the more freely paternal because Barbe approved of what he was undertaking.
The Dust Flower
Basil King
Barbe suppressed his manliness, because she herself was so imperious.
The Dust Flower
Basil King
If there was no Barbe in the world he could have taken Letty as the mate his soul was longing for.
The Dust Flower
Basil King