barbed
/bɑː(ɹ)bd/ adjectif C1En français : barbelé, caniculé
- Having barbs.
- Having barbs of a certain colour (as or similar to an arrow); beared.
- Having gills or wattles (as a bird); wattled.
- Having sepals or leaves between the petals (on a rose, etc).
- Deliberately hurtful; biting; caustic.
- Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
Dans la bibliothèque
Miller, I had indeed to go campaigning before, but I was barbed from counter to tail, and a man went along to groom me; and now I cannot understand what ailed me to prefer the mill before the battle.” “Forbear,” said the Miller to him, “harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.”
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