English
barry
Barry comes from French barré ‘striped, barred’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbarré‘striped, barred’
- Englishearliest quotation 1970barry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbarré‘striped, barred’
- Englishearliest quotation 1970barry
Earliest quotation: 1970, The International Dyer, Textile Printer: “[…] many examples of the degree of coverage of…”
Linked words
through French barré ‘striped, barred’
Today it means
noun A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French barré / barry