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A very minute barb or beard.

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  1. n. A very minute barb or beard.
  2. n. One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather.
  3. 1. A very minute barb or beard. Booth. 2. (Zoöl.) One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather.
  4. One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather,by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather.
  5. n. A very minute barb or beard. n. One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather.