n. [ F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard. ] (Zool.) (a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. (b) A bird of the family Bucconidæ, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa. (c) A larva that feeds on aphids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. Cf. Barbet. ] (Fort.) A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet. [ 1913 Webster ]

En barbette,
In barbette, said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through embrasures. --
Barbette gun, or
Barbette battery, a single gun, or a number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially protected by a parapet or turret. --
Barbette carriage, a gun carriage which elevates guns sufficiently to be in barbette. [ See Illust. of Casemate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]