barleycorn

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Synonyms: barley corn, barley-corn, barleycorns

Antonyms: barley corn, barley-corn, barleycorns

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|agriculture}} A [[grain]] of [[barley]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The [[length]] of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an [[inch]] or eight [[millimetre]]s, still used as a basis for [[shoe]] [[size]]s.
3. {{lb|en|architecture|woodworking}} A small groove between two [[molding]]s.

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