barbal

English

Etymology

From Latin barba (“beard”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bəl
  • Homophone: barbel

Adjective

barbal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to beards.
    • 2015 October 23, Ned Beauman, “Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair by Christopher Oldstone-Moore review”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Much depends here on how persuasive you find the entailments that Oldstone-Moore draws between historical circumstances and barbal fashions.
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