barry

See also: Barry

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.ɹi/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹ.i/
Rhymes: -ɑːɹi

Etymology 1

From French barré (“striped, barred”).

Noun

barry (plural barries)

(heraldry) A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.

Adjective

barry (not comparable)

(heraldry) Traversed (transversely) by bars.
Coordinate term: barruly

See also

barriness

Etymology 2

Angloromani baro (“great”)

Adjective

barry (comparative more barry, superlative most barry)

(slang, Scotland) Excellent.
- 1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “Bang to Rites”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 220:
  —That wis fuckin barry, ah gasp contentedly.

References

The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at
Jonathon Green (2023), “barry adj.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang

Anagrams

Rybar

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