barbe

American  

[bahrb] / bɑrb /

noun

1. a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.

2. barb.

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Etymology

Origin of barbe

barb ¹

Example Sentences

Grilling, influenced by Caribbean barbe, is an essential technique.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our barbes had, in 1526, sent barbe Martin and others, to hold a conference with the reformers Zwinglius, OEcolampadius, and Bucer, and had returned with many eulogiums on the constancy and simplicity of the Vaudois.

From L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses by al.

Tous deux semblaient avoir le m�me �ge; ils paraissaient �tre des hommes de cinquante ans, car leur barbe grisonnait un peu.

From Poems by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

"Miss Anthony," so the report said, "wore a blue barbe trimmed in lace," while Mrs. Stanton "was attired in a black silk dress with a white handkerchief around her throat."

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted

Il fut rez, chief, barbe et sourcil, Comme un navet qu'on ret ou pelle.

From Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance by Belloc, Hilaire