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1. • • barred (bärd), adj. provided with one or more bars: a barred prison window. Textiles striped; streaked: barred fabrics. [ Ornith.](of feathers) marked with transverse bands of distinctive color. 1300–50; Middle English; see bar1, - ed3
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   Where did the word Barred come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective barred is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for barred is from before 1387, in the writing of John Trevisa, translator. barred is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bar v., ‑ed suffix1.

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   What does it mean if a window is barred?

   • Something that is barred prevents your entry. If you are trying to sneak into your friend's house, avoid the barred windows. To be barred is to be blocked from entrance or not allowed to do something — as if there were imaginary bars in your path.

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   What is a barred prison window?

   • a barred prison window. barred fabrics. Ornithology. (of feathers) marked with transverse bands of distinctive color. Facebook said that is also allowed, even for a barred figure, as fan pages have the option of listing their public figure as owner. For many years, visitors were barred from the isolated towns.

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   The meaning of BARRED is marked by or divided off by bars; especially : having alternate bands of different color. How to use barred in a sentence.

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   adjective. provided with one or more bars: bar: a barred prison window. striped; streaked: barred fabrics. Ornithology. (of feathers) marked with transverse bands of distinctive color. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of barred 1. Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; bar 1, -ed 3. Discover More. Example Sentences.

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   The earliest known use of the adjective barred is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for barred is from before 1387, in a translation by John Trevisa, translator. barred is formed within English, by derivation.

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   Barred Definition. Marked with bars or stripes. Barred prison cells; barred plumage on a bird. Having bars or stripes. Closed off with bars. Forbidden or excluded. Having bars; striped. Simple past tense and past participle of bar. He barred the door at evening.

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   BARRED definition: 1. If a door is barred, a bar of wood or metal has been put across it so that it cannot be opened…. Learn more.

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   1. : covered by a bar or a set of bars. He looked out the barred windows of the jail. 2. : having bands or stripes of different color. a bird with a barred tail. BARRED meaning: 1 : covered by a bar or a set of bars; 2 : having bands or stripes of different color.

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   shut off to passage or view or hindered from action. adjective. marked with stripes or bands. synonyms: marked. having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Barred." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/barred.