(pearl) barley
1Pearl barley — (or pearled barley ) is barley processed to remove its hull and bran. Barley must have its fibrous outer hull removed before it can be eaten; pearl barley is taken a step further, polished to remove the nutritious bran layer.Pearl barley is the… …
2Pearl barley — Pearl Pearl, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with… …
3pearl barley — n. barley seed rubbed down into small, round grains: also pearled barley …
4pearl barley — n [U] small grains of ↑barley that are used in cooking …
5pearl barley — noun uncount grains of the BARLEY plant that are eaten as food …
6pearl barley — ► NOUN ▪ barley reduced to small round grains by grinding …
7pearl barley — noun barley ground into small round pellets • Hypernyms: ↑barley, ↑barleycorn * * * ˌpearl ˈbarley 7 [pearl barley] noun uncountable smooth grains of …
8pearl barley — pearl′ bar ley n. coo barley milled into small, round grains, used esp. in soups • Etymology: 1700–10 …
9pearl barley — barley milled into small, round grains, used in cooking, esp. in soups. [1700 10] * * * …
10pearl barley — barley that is polished into small round grains …
