English Dictionary

barleycorn

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)n/

名詞

廃用

A grain of barley. / (obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.

日本語の意味

大麦の穀粒。 / （古語）大麦の穀粒の長さを基準とする長さの単位（約1/3インチまたは約8ミリメートル）として用いられる。

She counted each barleycorn before grinding it into flour.

彼女は粉にする前に、大麦の粒を一つ一つ数えた。

意味（1）

A grain of barley.

The Town Mouse came, and they sat down to a dinner of barleycorns and roots, the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavour.

意味（2）

(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.

This trip to Italy has actually enlarged the diameter of my head thirteen barleycorns!

意味（3）

(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.

barleycorns （ plural ）