barred

[ bahrd ]

/ bɑrd /

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adjective

provided with one or more bars: a barred prison window.

striped; streaked: barred fabrics.

Ornithology. (of feathers) marked with transverse bands of distinctive color.

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Origin of barred

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at bar¹, -ed³

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barratry, Barrault, Barr body, barre, barré chord, barred, barred i, barred owl, barred spiral galaxy, barrel, barrelage

How to use barred in a sentence

Facebook said that is also allowed, even for a barred figure, as fan pages have the option of listing their public figure as owner.
Veteran, War Hero, Defendant, Troll|by Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo|September 29, 2020|ProPublica
For many years, visitors were barred from the isolated towns.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The state Supreme Court also barred him from holding judicial office in Arkansas.
Judges Behaving Badly: A Great American Tradition|Asawin Suebsaeng|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Under Zambian electoral law Scott, 70, is barred from standing for the presidency himself.
Democratic Africa Gets Its First White Leader|Nico Hines|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Louisiana lawmakers barred those convicted of domestic violence from owning a gun for 10 years.
Use Your Vote to Take Stand Against Domestic Violence|Shannon Watts|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, Benjamin says, the Board watched, applauded the parents, and barred the headmaster from responding.
Lawsuit Claims Author Nicholas Sparks Is a Racist, Anti-Semitic Bully|Melissa Leon|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A claim barred by the statute of limitations is not provable, nor is a contingent liability.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
At the castle, Douglas found only the porter and the cook; and so he barred the gates, and dined at leisure.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
He saw the narrow ray of that signal beam reach out and up to one of the narrow, barred windows.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
And all the while precious moments were being wasted, and new obstacles barred the way.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
Some bolts were drawn and the two were admitted, the door being instantly barred behind them by an attendant.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy

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