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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.
2. By way of distinction. Peruvian Bark.
B'ARK, v.t. To peel; to strip off bark. Also to cover or inclose with bark.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
2: a noise resembling the bark of a dog
3: a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: bark, barque]
4: the sound made by a dog v
1: speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"
2: cover with bark
3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: bark, skin]
4: make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
5: tan (a skin) with bark tannins

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan; akin to Old Norse berkja to bark, Lithuanian burg?ti to growl Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to make the characteristic short loud cry of a dog b. to make a noise resembling a bark 2. to speak in a curt loud and usually angry tone ; snap transitive verb 1. to utter in a curt loud usually angry tone <an officer barking orders> 2. to advertise by persistent outcry <barking their wares> II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. the sound made by a barking dog b. a similar sound 2. a short sharp peremptory tone of speech or utterance • barkless adjective III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse bark-, b?rkr; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German borke bark Date: 14th century 1. the tough exterior covering of a woody root or stem; specifically the tissues outside the cambium that include an inner layer especially of secondary phloem and an outer layer of periderm 2. cinchona 2 3. a candy containing chocolate and nuts that is made in a sheet and broken into pieces • barkless adjective IV. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to treat with an infusion of tanbark 2. a. to strip the bark from b. to rub off or abrade the skin of <barked a shin on the desk> V. noun or barque Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French barque, from Old Occitan barca, from Late Latin Date: 15th century 1. a. a small sailing ship b. a sailing ship of three or more masts with the aftmost mast fore-and-aft rigged and the others square-rigged 2. a craft propelled by sails or oars

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 the sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, etc. 2 a sound resembling this cry. --v. 1 intr. (of a dog, fox, etc.) give a bark. 2 tr. & intr. speak or utter sharply or brusquely. 3 intr. cough fiercely. 4 tr. US sell or advertise publicly by calling out. Phrases and idioms: one's bark is worse than one's bite one is not as ferocious as one appears. bark up the wrong tree be on the wrong track; make an effort in the wrong direction. Etymology: OE beorcan 2. n. & v. --n. 1 the tough protective outer sheath of the trunks, branches, and twigs of trees or woody shrubs. 2 this material used for tanning leather or dyeing material. --v.tr. 1 graze or scrape (one's shin etc.). 2 strip bark from (a tree etc.). 3 tan or dye (leather etc.) using the tannins found in bark. Etymology: ME f. OIcel. börkr bark-: perh. rel. to BIRCH 3. n. poet. a ship or boat. Etymology: = BARQUE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bark Bark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Barking.] 1. To strip the bark from; to peel. 2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel. 3. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3. 4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bark Bark, v. i. [OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel. berkja, and prob. to E. break.] 1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs. 2. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bark Bark, n. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bark Bark, Barque Barque, n. [F. barque, fr. Sp. or It. barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge.] 1. 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. 2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(barks, barking, barked) 1. When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times. Don't let the dogs bark... A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing. VERB: V, V at n • Bark is also a noun. The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks. N-COUNT 2. If you bark at someone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice. I didn't mean to bark at you... A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order. VERB: V at n, V n, also V with quote 3. Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree. N-UNCOUNT 4. If you say that someone's bark is worse than their bite, you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are. (INFORMAL) She can be a bit tetchy but her bark is worse than her bite. PHRASE: V inflects 5. to be barking up the wrong tree: see tree

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Yelp, bay.

Moby Thesaurus

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