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pearl barley
noun
- barley milled into small, round grains, used in cooking, especially in soups.
pearl barley
noun
- barley ground into small round grains, used in cooking, esp in soups and stews
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pearl barley1
First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences
The best is a light soup, with pearl barley, a cutlet, pastries and jelly; that is the proper midday meal.
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It is really good, and I am putting in lots of pearl barley and rice and potatoes.
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When the attrition is carried further, so that the grain is reduced to small round pellets, it is termed "pearl barley."
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Patent barley is either pot or pearl barley reduced to flour.
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Take a scrag-end of mutton (two pounds), put it in a saucepan with two quarts of cold water and an ounce of pearl barley or rice.
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