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barrain. gen. siny. of barran.
barraisd, -e, *.fn. Borage, borage
Green kale.
99. Barraitd.
barraisdeach, o. Full of borage. 2 Like borage.
3 Of borage.
barraisg,tt -e. -ean, .m. Boaster, braggadocio,
ban-all,* see barr-iall.
barramhais, see barr-mbais.
barra-mhanadh, see barr-mhanadh.
barr-a'-mhilltich,? *.m. Arrow
grass, triglochin palitstre.
barra-inhislein,? s. m. Bird's
foot trefoil, lotus corniculata.
.
fbarramhuil, see barrail.
barran, -ain, -an, s.m. Any
kind of copiug on the top of
a wall, as nails, glass, Ac. to
serve as a fence 2 Hedge,
fence. 3 Top of a rock or
mountain. 4**Tip. 5**Crest.
6** Elder tree. 7JJ Ragged
covering. 8(J.M.) Bandage
tied round the head, i. e.
covering the whole
when sick, especially
head,
when
uttering from headache.
Anns na barranaibh, in the
fences fraoch sleibhe mar bharran
; air, tipped
with mountain heath.
dach, see barantach.
f4. Barra-mhiid*in.
fearr-madaidh
barraut, see barant.
ach, see barantach.
adh, see barantadh.
as. s^e barantas.
b in-aorroiu,JJ -uime,
.
quick.
barra-roc, see barr-roc & barr-staimh.
barras, -ais. s.m. .Superiority. 2 Residue, surplus.
A bharras air sin, over and ubove that,
moreover, (see barrachd.)
ach, -aiche,
.
Distinguished, excellent,
superior. 2 Lofty. 3 Ambitious. 4** Residual.
6HTopped.
barra-sgaoilteach, see barr-sgaoilteach.
barra-thcnu, see barr-thonn.
barr-biiailc, -ean, s m. Cornice, 2 Ent&bla
ture. 8 Constellation.
barr-b!ialla, s.m. Parapet, 2 Battlement, embrasure,
bartizan.
barr-bhard, -iird, s.m. Chief poet, 2 Poet
laureate. 3 Graduate in poetry,
see note under bard.
also/WidA,
achd, ./.
Condition of a poet laureate.
2 Compositions of a poet laureate.
barr-bhile, s.n*. Cornice.
barr-buprd,* s.m. Deck of a ship.
barr-brisgeiu, see brisgean.
barr-buiclbe, a. Yellow-tipped, yellow-topped.
2 Yellow-haired.
barr-biorach, s.m. Cusp.
barr braonan-uau-con,? g.m. Common tormentil
or sept coil, see leamhnach.
barrbrog, -o g, see barbrag.
barr-caideach, -aiche, a. see barra-caideach.
barrchaol, -aoil. s.m. Pvramid.
a.
, Pyrauiiri cal, conical, tapering.
barrchaoin, a. Very na.d, very gentle. Triuir
bhraithre b,>arrchaoin. three ye/itle brothert.
barr-chas, -aise, a. Curly-haired.
s.f. Curly locks.
,
barr-cinn.tt g.m. The hair.
barr-clui^eanach, s.m,. The order campanula-
C"ce of plants.
barr-dearg. -e'rge, s.f. Thrift (plant) see
tonn-a'-chladaich. 2;.JM) Sea-weed, tangles.
barr-ileubhaidh, s.m. Battlement.
barr-dhealg, -eilg, an, s.f. Hair bodkin.
barr-dhias, -dh^is, s. /, Top of a blade of corn.
2 Blade or point of a sword.
barr-dhuine.Jt s.m. Growing youth.
tbarr-do^, s.m. Box, pannier, hamper.
barr-dhriopair, pi. ean, s m. Butler.
eachd, s.f. Employment of a
butler.
barr-vhionn, a. White-headed, white-topped.
2 Fair-headed. Canach barr-fhionn, wnitetopped
coiton-sedge.
barr-gheal, -ghiie, a. White-topped.
.
barr-j;b.eu8;.(AH) /. Highest and mosb
flourishing branch of a tree. 2 Tall, handsome
woman.
barr-ghniomh, s.m. Work of supererogation.
2 Transcendent exploit.
barr-ghniomhach, -aiche, o. Superfluous.
harr-gruaig,Jt s. f. The hair.
barr-g&c, -an, s.f. Blossom, bloom, most
frequently applied to those of leguminous
vegetables, as pease, potatoes,
&c. see luis
meiligeagach. Barr-guc air a mheuraibh, a
blniiin on its branches.
barr-ijug, see barr-guc.
barr-'all, -^ill, s. j. Latchet, shoe-tie, thong.
2 It Manacles.
barrlait, -e, -ean, s. f. Check, hinderance, prevention,
suppression.
i.tidh, (AH) .s.m. Act of scolding with
p.^-M-rity, as one would scold a