baronet 
linn-. Applied in Ireland to the holdcrof it small Imrony. 
Ol'tell synonymous with hntt/n-f't. .\ . I'.. It. 
He liiul soc many Harrons in his Parliament, MS were 
able to waigh downe the Cleargye and theyr frcmlcs; the 
which liarmns, tlii:y say, were not afterwardcs Lontes, Imt 
only Harruuetl,ea tUSOTjeot them doe yd rctnyne Hie 
name. Sf-u*<'r, state of Ireland. 
457 
barrad 
forms, particularly in church architecture, and its oae barra't (bar'ii), n. [ML., a bar: See twirl.] A 
torted ornamentation, made up in meat part ol meaning | ( . () . (|| . tu W |,,'.' i, bleed at 1 he end of a bridge. 
less scrolls and inorganic shell-work. Also called, s e- 
from the many and remarkaliK 
2. A British title. of hereditary rank or 
of honor next below tlmt of a baron, and thus 
not conferring a peerage; the only title of 
hereditary knighthood. A baronet is designated sir 
So. and -so. I'iitrt. (Christian name! and surname bcingglven), 
an. I ranks above all kniu'hts except those of tin- darter. 
There is no ceremony of investiture, the title being given by 
patent The order was founded liy .lames I. in 1611, pro- 
fessedly to promote the English and Scotch ootonlutlon 
of Ulster, for which each haronet paid 1,(WO. The ori- 
ginal limitation of the onlcr to 100 member! was set aside 
and the payment remitted at an early date. (For the 
badge of the order, see Ijailye uf l.'Mff, under badgtl.) 
The title is abbreviated Hurl, after a name. Baronet's 
hand the Moody hand of lister. See badge of UMtr, 
under ''/< 1 , Baronets of Ireland, an order of knights 
haroiiets banded hy .lames I. of England, in the seven- 
teenth year of his reign (Kill!), for the same purpose and 
with the same privileges in Ireland as had heen conferred 

times, the . , 
ugly examples supplied by churches founded by the 
.Ic-iiit order. This word is often used iutcrchan-calih 
with ntcofu ; but f'H-tH-ii is pret'efably reset veil to] -ornament 
of the same period, particularly in France, which, thou-li 
overcharged and inorganic, still retains so beauty and 
artistic quality; fo(r<"/"> implies the presence of ngly and 
repellent iinalities. 
Sometimes written baroco, tarm-i-n. Imrork. 
Baroque pearl, a rough pearl of irregular or contorted 
Weale. 
barra- (bar'ii), /. [Pg., a particular use of 
barrn, ;\ bar (el 1 . K. //""' '''"' i>"'<-li. similarly 
: ,cc ///!. | A I 'iirt ugiiese linear measure. 
ei|iinl 1o ].-'* yards, u-oil for cloths of various 
kinds. 
barrable fi)iir'a-bl). . [<tW. r. , + -ni>i,-.~\ In 
lii ir , c.-ipiililc o'i' being barred or stayed. 
barra-boat (Imr'jj-bot). . [Named from the 
island of lliii'iii iti 'the Hebrides.] A vessel car- 
rying ten or twelve men, used in the Hebrides. 
It K , [tram ]\ -baip ton .md alt, and has no Hour, the 
sides rising straight Iroi. 
rcpre-cnts the l.-tlei- \ . 
on the order created in England in Kill. Baronets Of u-. ... /!-_/= ] 
Scotland, an order instituted hy Charles I. of Kngland barOSCOpe (MJ o-skop),n. [<. 0-r. liapof, weigut, 
' ment of Nova + moirew, view.] 1. An instrument useu to 
i KiiV The nominal ohject was the settle 
II. n. 1. An object of irregular and peculiar 
form, especially in ornamental art. 
On the scroll handle is a pearl l/,-.. v . of Neptune rid- 
ing on H dolphin. X. A'. /.,,/i Eslnint.n,,, ]-.,,]. ^J^."^ (bar'a-kan). n. [< F. bnmi<-iin. liiirn- 
2. Ornament, design, etc.,_of the style and pe- f(ln> now /,,.;: = p, .. /,,/.//-//, = Sp. barra- 
ijtin (whence also K. b<irrn</<iit) = Pg. ////</'"'" 
= It. bnriiriiiii' = 1). biirknii = MIKJ. bun-limit, 
/Mii-i-liiit. (!. linri-lii-iil. fustian, berkan, barracan, 
= Pol. barcfxin, baratm/ ( .Ml., bun-tin HX), < Turk. 
bit mil-mi, < Ar. barrakdn, tartan, a kind of 
black gown, < Pers. barak, a stuff made of 
camel's hair.] A thick, strong stuff made in 
, ., 
riod called baroque. See I., 2. 
Tile mad extravagances of the ),.>,.,</! a style, if style 
it can lie called, which declared ar au'ainst the itrelgbl 
line, eraseil lo K ic in eonstrnetion from it* ftaanOTOt ait, 
and overloaileil buildings with meretricious ornament. 
C. C. Perkins, Italian Sculpture, p. :;i;i. 
arms with the bad^e of Ulster, and became baronets of 
the I'nited Kingdom. The baronets of . Scotland are often 
called Nova Scotia baronets. None have been created since 
the union. 
baronet (bar'on-et), . t. To raise to the rank 
of baronet: generally in the passive: as, he 
expects to be baroneted. 
baronetage (bar'on-et-aj), . [< baronet + 
of physical apparatus used to demonstrate the ,,..,;;; | Ma ie',ial is appaivntiy'nn error. Also written bara- 
upward pressure of the air. It consists of a law '<"< tarnOmn, tomtom, and Imrragan. 
hodv "f small density attached to the beam of a balance, baiTaCet, " [ME., also tKWTOi*, Imrrcs, barms, 
. , 11.. 1...1 1 1... !! :,,Ut \fl,.,,, tliio -'- -- - - - 
jj), [< 
.] 1. Tl 
and exactly balanced hy a small weight. When this is 
placed under the receiver of an air-pump and the air is 
exhausted, the arm of the balance to which the large 
body is attached tips down, since the upward pressure 
now taken from it is greater than that removed from the 
small counterpoise. 
< OF. bin-rim, a barrier, < barrc, a bar: see bar 1 , 
and cf. I'liibtirruxx, <lr1>arrass.~\ 1. A barrier or 
outwork in front of a fortress. 2. The bar of 
a tribunal. [Karc.] 3. A hindrance or ob- 
struction. [Rare.] 4. The inclosure within 
-!,<-, on type of baronage.} l. me oaroneis fearoscopic (bar-o-skop'ik;, a. K oarose op e which knigh t ly encounters took place. Hence 
as a body.- 2. The dignity 'or rank of a bar- _ fc .] Pertaining to or determined by the baro- ^ Ho8 f ilit . contention; strife. N. E. D. 
net - . scope. barrack (bar'ak), . [= D. barak = G. baracke, 
baronetcy (bar on-et-si), n. [< tow* + -ey.] baroscopical (bar-o-skop'i-kal), a. Same as ^"^J Dan " barakke, < F. baraque, < It. ta- 
T'liii fttl/i ni-isl rtuvnir.tr /if Q nA.iv%TkAT I,*^...,,-,A,,*^I * , J. . , , 
rocca = Sp. Pg. barraca, a tent, soldiers hut: 
of uncertain origin. Some compare Gael, and 
Ir. barrachad, a hut or booth; Gael, barrack, 
_ top branches of trees; Bret, barrel:, full of 
Barosma (ba-ros'ma), H. [NL., also Baryosma, branchea < 6flr a brane h: see 6arl.] 1. A 
\ Gr. papixtGfioc, also papvoo/iof;, of oppressive 
. 
q. v.] 
smell, < /fapi'f, heavy, oppressive, -f- 6074, older 
form odju?/, smell, odor, < ofetv, smell, akin to L. 
odor, odor.] A genus of shrubs, natural order 
Rutacea;, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, pos- 
sessing a strong, heavy odor. The leaves of several 
species, as B. crenulata, B. serratifolia, and B. bttulina, 
are largely used in medicine under the name of bvchit, 
chiefly in disorders of the urinogenital organs. In Cape 
Colony they are employed as a stimulant and stomachic. 
The title and dignity of a baronet. baroxmjric. 
baronial (ba-ro'ni-al), fl. [< taron + -ial. Cf. baroselenite (bar-o-sel'e-mt), n. [< Gr. 
ML. baronatis.] Pertaining to a baron or a weight (or (iapvf', heavy), + self nil': 
barony, or to the order of barons : as, baronial s am e as barite. 
possessions; the baronial dignity, 
baronism (bar'pn-izm), n. [< baron + -ton.] 
Feudalism ; the baronial system. 
The spirit of Norman baromum on one side, and the 
spirit of Anglo-Saxon freedom on the other. 
Harper's May., LXIX. 422. 
baronnette (bar-on-ef), n. [F., dim. of baronne, 
tern, of baron, baron.] A little baroness; a 
baron's daughter: sometimes used for the wife 
of a baronet. N. E. D. 
b r a x r ?? t ^ yt , ( bar '9 n -. ri )' 'L P L 6': s (- riz )- barouche" (ba-roW), n. [Spelled as if P., but 
[< ME. barunnc < OF. baronnerie : see baron t Xn directly < G. dial. ten<t**c, < It. baroccio, 
an ' r ^ l , A ba '? n y.i the domain of a baron. hirnKaio , witb r term assim ii at ed to that of car- 
2. The rank or dignity of a baron. 3. Bar- 
ons collectively. 
barony (bar'on-i), n. ; pi. baronies (-iz). [< 
ME. baronie, "< OF. baronie, barunie (F.baron- 
nie), < ML. baronia, < baro(n-), a baron.] 1. 
The rank or dignity of a baron. 2. The do- 
main of a baron ; the territory or lordship of a 
baron. 3. In Scotland, a large freehold estate, 
even though the proprietor is not a baron. 4. 
In Ireland, a territorial division corresponding 
nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to 
have been originally the district of a native 
chief. There are 316 baronies in the island. 
Whatever the regular troops spared was devoured by 
bands of marauders who overran almost every barony in 
the island. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., xii. 
5. Formerly, the tenure by which a baron held 
of his superior, namely, military or other hon- 
orable service. 6t. The body of barons and 
other peers; the baronage Burgh of barony. 
See burgh. 
baroque (ba-rok'), a. and n. [Also baroco; = G. 
biroccio (with term, assimilated to that of car- 
roccio, a chariot) = Sp. barrocho, orig. a two- 
wheeled vehicle, < LL. birota, a cabriolet, orig. 
A. body: K. perch; C, lee-spring; D, dummy; E, iinder-spiintf 
F. thorough-brace ; G, rocker ; H, hub. 
_, _. /, spoke; y, rim. 
elly ' barraclade (bar'a-klad), . 
when the 
when it is composed of several pieces. 
building for lodging soldiers, especially in gar- 
rison ; a permanent building or range of build- 
ings in which both officers and men are lodged 
in fortified towns or other places. 
He [Bishop Hall] lived to see his cathedral converted 
into a barrack and his palace into an alehouse. 
T. Warton, Hist. Eng. Poetry, IV. 2. 
2. A largo building, or a collection of huts or 
cabins, especially within a common inclosure, 
in which large numbers of men are lodged. 
Most of the quarrymen are Bretons, and live In wooden 
barracks. Aiwted, Channel Islands, L 6. 
The railway has come close under the wallsof the chateau, 
while an ugly barrack has sprung up on the other side. 
Contemporary Rev., L. 329. 
[In both senses generally in the plural.] 3. 
A straw-thatched roof supported by four posts, 
under which hay is kept, and which is capa- 
ble of being raised or lowered at pleasure. 
In Maryland, and perhaps elsewhere, the word is used for 
a building of any kind intended for the storage of straw 
or hay. [U. S.] Barrack allowance, a specific quan- 
tity of bread, l>eef, wood, coal, etc., issued by authority to 
British regiments stationed in barracks. Barrack case- 
mate, a bomb-proof casemate for shelter and supplies. 
Also called store casemate. 
barrack-master (bar'ak-mas'ter), n. The of- 
ficer who superintends the barracks of soldiers. 
Barrack-master general, an officer who superintends 
the construction and reimirs of barracks, and adapts the 
accommodation to the requirements. |Eng.) 
iarraclade (bar'a-klad), n. [< D. baar, = E. 
tare 1 , + kleed = E. cloth.'] A home-made woolen 
blanket without nap. [Peculiar to those^parts 
fern, of the adj. birotus, two-wheeled, < L. bis, r . 
double, -t- rota, a wheel.] A large four-wheeled of New York originally settled by the Dutch, 
carriage with a falling or folding top over the an ,j now little used, if at all.] 
Dan. barok, < F. baroque, barroque = It. barocco, back seat, and the seats arranged as in a coach, barracoon (bar-a-kon'), [< Sp. barracon 
< Pg. barroco = Sp. barrueco, irregular, bizarre, barouchet (ba-ro-sha'), n. [As if F. ; dim. of ( use d in the West Indies) = Pg. "barracilo, aug. 
esp. in architecture, orig. irregular-shaped, as barouche.] A small kind of barouche. o f Sp. Pg. barraca, barrack: see barrack.] A 
applied to a pearl. Origin uncertain ; perhaps, baroxyton (ba-rok 'si-ton), n. [< Gr. /Japi'f, barrack or an inclosure containing sheds in 
with some confusion with other words, < L. ver- heavy, + 6|iTovof, sharp-sounding.] A brass w hich negro slaves were temporarily detained ; 
ruca, a steep place, a height ; hence, a wart, an instrument of music invented in 1853, having a a slave-pen or slave-depot. Barracoons formerly 
excrescence on precious stones.] I. a. 1. Odd; compass of three and a half octaves, beginning existed at various points on the west coast of Africa, also 
bizarre ; corrupt and fantastic in style. nearly three octaves below middle C : occasion- in Cuba, Brazil, etc. African harracoons were composed 
., : 1 1 1 , ,., l>. ,i. 1 of large but tow-roofed wooden sheds, and were sometimes 
The Oncidium leucochilum is by no means the most cc- ally used in military bands. provided with defensive works, in order to resist attack 
centric or baroque member of the family of orchids. bar-post (bar post), n. One of the posts driven from tne British forces engaged in breaking up the slave- 
Encyc. Bnt., XIII. 589. j nto the ground to f orm the sides of a field- trade. 
Happy the artist whose women-friends or relatives are Kate barraCOUta (bar-a-ko"ta), n. A corrupt form 
Sn^hK,;^ Sameasftare-w of /,,,, 
especially in genre subjects. The Century, xxv. 575. barquantme, barquentine, n. See tar Kan tt in: barracuda (bar-a-ko da), n. [Native name.J 
A large voracious fish, Sphyra^na picuda, of the 
barrir, < L. 
Westliidian and neighboring seas. It belongs 
to the perch family, and is from 6 to 10 feet in 
lilCilL imn OL U1C BllfUMjeilWl ocutiuv, OIIIA uiaj - \ 7- i i i -T m 1 1 _AU " 
be considered to have begun toward the close barnre, cry as an elephant.] To cry as an ele- length 
of the seven! ee.nth century. It is nearly equivalent Phant. barrad barraid (bar ad, -ad), H. [<bba.rread, 
t,, the l.o,,is xv. style, and is distinguished by its clumsy ban 3 , . See bahar. Ixnri'iiil. < k. barret^, q. v., or from the F. origi- 
