barbescommon nounverbSyllable DecompositionbarbesEtymologyexpandDefinitions1. Refers to the strips of fabric or lace that hang from certain women's headwear.expandLes barbes d'un bonnet.2. Small irregularities that remain on certain metal works and are removed with a sharp tool, a burnisher, or otherwise.artsexpand3. Mold that forms on jams, game, fruits, cheese, etc.expand4. Hairs that adorn the end of the baleen of a whale.zoologieexpand5. Cartilages that serve as fins for turbot, brill, and some other flatfish species.zoologieexpand6. Small filaments that line the sides of the quill of feathers.zoologieexpand7. Awns or long, thin filaments that bristle on the ears of certain grass plants, such as barley.botaniqueexpand8. Plural of beard.expandAnagramrebabs