The meaning of BARB is a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck.

"I use Barb as a great way to hold and maintain my hair the way I want it, all day, everyday. It’s become a staple product that I use for my hair routine and it’s extremely reliable for me."

The heads of fishing spears usually feature barbs or serrated edges. The rod is jerked up, and the barb enters the body of the fish and drags it out of the water.

barb - As any type of spike or projection, it is based on Latin barba, "beard"; it is also a piece of vertically pleated linen worn over or under the chin, as by nuns.

Definition of barb noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun barb, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Barb definition: a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.. See examples of BARB used in a sentence.

barb: A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or tool, as on an arrow or fishhook.

A barb is an unkind remark meant as a criticism of someone or something. The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would.

BARB meaning: 1 : a sharp point that sticks out and backward from the point of an arrow, a fishhook, etc.; 2 : a clever insult or criticism