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B'ARK, n. [Probably from stripping, separating.]

1. The rind or exterior covering of a tree, corresponding to the skin of an animal. This is composed of the cuticle or epidermis, the outer bark or cortex, and the inner bark or liber. The rough broken matter on bark is, by the common people of New England, called ross.

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2. By way of distinction. Peruvian Bark.

B'ARK, v.t. To peel; to strip off bark. Also to cover or inclose with bark.

B'ARK




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B'ARK, n. [Probably from stripping, separating.]

1. The rind or exterior covering of a tree, corresponding to the skin of an animal. This is composed of the cuticle or epidermis, the outer bark or cortex, and the inner bark or liber. The rough broken matter on bark is, by the common people of New England, called ross.

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2. By way of distinction. Peruvian Bark.

B'ARK, v.t. To peel; to strip off bark. Also to cover or inclose with bark.

B'ARK


BARK, n. [Dan. bark; Sw. barck; G. borke; probably from stripping, separating.]

  1. The exterior covering of a tree, corresponding to the skin of an animal. This is composed of the cuticle or epidermis, the outer bark, or cortex, and the inner bark, or liber. The rough broken matter on bark is, by the common people of New England, called ross.
  2. By way of distinction, Peruvian Bark.

BARK, v.i. [Sax. beorcan, byrcan, to bark.]

  1. To make the noise of dogs when they threaten or pursue.
  2. To clamor at; to pursue with unreasonable clamor or reproach. It is followed by at. To bark at sleeping fame. – Spenser.

BARK, v.t.

To peel; to strip off bark. Also to cover or inclose with bark.


Bark
  1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree] the rind.
  2. To strip the bark from] to peel.
  3. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
  4. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.
  5. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.

    Byron.
  6. Specifically, Peruvian bark.

    Bark bed. See Bark stove (below). -- Bark pit, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning. -- Bark stove (Hort.), a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat.

  7. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.
  8. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

    They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics.
    Tyndale.

    Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed.
    Fuller.

  9. A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner- rigged.
  10. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3.
  11. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
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Bark

B'ARK, noun [Probably from stripping, separating.]

1. The rind or exterior covering of a tree, corresponding to the skin of an animal. This is composed of the cuticle or epidermis, the outer bark or cortex, and the inner bark or liber. The rough broken matter on bark is, by the common people of New England, called ross.

2. By way of distinction. Peruvian bark

B'ARK, verb transitive To peel; to strip off bark Also to cover or inclose with bark

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