Barry

[ bar-ee ]

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noun

Sir Charles, 1795–1860, English architect.
John, 1745–1803, American naval commander in the Revolution.
Leonora Marie Kearney Mother Lake, 1849–1930, U.S. labor leader and social activist, born in Ireland.
Philip, 1896–1949, U.S. playwright.
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “spear.”

Barry

/ ˈbærɪ /

a port in SE Wales, in Vale of Glamorgan county borough on the Bristol Channel. Pop: 50 661 (2001)

Barry

ˈbærɪ BarrySir Charles17951860MEnglishARCHITECTURE: architect Sir Charles . 1795–1860, English architect: designer of the Houses of Parliament in London
bari BarryComtesse du Comtesse du . See du Barry
BarryJohn19332011MBritishMUSIC: composer of film scores John, real name John Barry Prendergast. 1933–2011, British composer of film scores, including several for films in the James Bond series

barry

/ ˈbærɪ /

Origin of Barry¹

rhyming slang for shocker

Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of Riverbank State Park and the Hudson.

Random House is also covering the legal fees of an innocent man called Barry who was caught up in the storm.

Random House agreed that all future editions of the book will state that “Barry” was a pseudonym.

In “Barry,” an essay in Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham describes being sexually assaulted.

Nolte's Breitbart report on Dunham's "Barry" reeks of obliviousness.

They are unique; that lady there is the Du Barry—a portrait worth, alone, six thousand francs.

Bill Barry's statement that the cru-colored bovine was "lively" and could outrun his sorrel mare was, at least founded upon fact.

Bill Barry's taunt about cash payment touched the pride of some, but the outcome of the matter was predestined from the beginning.

Captain Barry, you may be sure, was not much pleased at this, for he was one of the men who love to be where fighting is going on.

By this time Captain Barry was tired enough of being penned up, and he made up his mind by hook or crook to get out of his cage.

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