| Bar (bar) |
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| n. | (bär) |
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| Bar |
| [OE. barre, F.
barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree,
bar, baren branch, Gael. *** Ir. barra bar. &radic]91.] |
A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in
proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various
other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening;
as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.
An indefinite quantity of some substance, so
shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a
bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap.
Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents;
an obstruction; a barrier.
A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at
the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.
Any railing that divides a room, or office, or
hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special
privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.
The railing
that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence,
the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open
court.
Any tribunal; as, the bar of public
opinion; the bar of God.
A barrier or counter, over which liquors and
food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the
counter where liquors for sale are kept.
An ordinary, like a fess but
narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.
A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a
bar of light; a bar of color.
A vertical line across the staff.
Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are
themselves called measures.
The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse,
in which the bit is placed.
A drilling
or tamping rod.
A gatehouse
of a castle or fortified town.
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| Bar (bar) |
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| v. t. | (bär) |
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| Bar |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Barred (bä]rd); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Barring.] [ F. barrer. See Bar, n.] |
To fasten with a bar] as, to bar a door or
gate.
To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to
hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the
entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute
bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release
bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with
up.
To except; to exclude by exception.
To cross with one or more stripes or
lines.
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