{ } n. [ OE. barbican, barbecan, F. barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole. ] 1. (Fort.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Barbican. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Barbicanage. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ LL. barbicanagium. See Barbican. ] Money paid for the support of a barbican. [ Obs. ] Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Barbados. -- n. A native of Barbados. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } n. A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barbados cherry (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry. --
Barbados leg (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. --
Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Coined by logicians. ] (Logic) The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives. Whately. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress.
Syn. -- genus Barbarea.. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Barbaric in form or style; as, barbaresque architecture. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Barbarous. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A foreigner. [ Historical ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. 1 Cor. xiv. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A man in a rude, savage, or uncivilized state. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A person destitute of culture. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity. “Thou fell barbarian.” Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]