a. [ L. barbatus, fr. barba beard. See Barb beard. ] (Bot.) Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having barbed points. [ 1913 Webster ]
A dart uncommonly barbated. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard. ] (Zool.)
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
Barbette gun, or
Barbette battery
Barbette carriage,