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Barred vs Barbed - What's the difference?

barred | barbed |

As adjectives the difference between barred and barbed

is that barred is having bars; striped while barbed is having barbs.

As verbs the difference between barred and barbed

is that barred is (bar) while barbed is (barb).

barred

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having bars; striped.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=14 citation , passage=Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall.  Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.}}
  • Prevented.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (bar)
    • He barred the door at evening.
    ----

    barbed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having barbs
  • (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses).
  • (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
    • (Sir Walter Raleigh)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (barb)

    • Derived terms

    * barbed wire

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