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barry

adjective

  1. fine, grand, smart or attractive
  2. good, great, excellent
  3. lovely, sweet
L1411485 on Wikidata ↗

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
  3. place name
L450087 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː.ɹi/ / /ˈbɑɹ.i/ / /ˈbæɹi/ / /ˈbaɹɪj/ / /ˈbɛɹi/

adj

Etymology: From French barré (“striped, barred”).

  1. Traversed (transversely) by bars.
  2. Of a dyed material: having bars or bands of color.

    […] many examples of the degree of coverage of barry nylon with various ranges of dyes are listed […]

name

Etymology: Diminutive forms with -y.

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Bartholomew.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Barack.

noun

Etymology: From French barré (“striped, barred”).

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